5 strikers Barcelona might pursue in the summer

Messi will need a new striking partner next season
Messi will need a new striking partner next season

#4 Richarlison (Everton)

Richarlison is still learning how to play as a striker
Richarlison is still learning how to play as a striker

The Brazilian is still finding his feet in the central striking having played most of his career as a winger. He has impressed in fits and starts for the Toffees as the main man through the middle but has not been helped by the team's flakiness.

Cules still have fond memories of the one season Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima spent at the Camp Nou in 1997. Richarlison could be the closest that they would get to re-living that experience.

The youngster is blessed with similar traits as his idol; intelligence, strength, speed, and agility. He has shown this season in the Premier League how good he is in the air and positioning

His tendency to go missing for weeks can be frustrating as is his occasional displays of petulance. However, aged just 22, Barca could be getting the long term answer to their striking issues.

His intelligence means he could combine well with the likes of Messi while getting in position to put away chances created.

The Toffees just paid £40m for his services in the summer, so if Josep Bartomeu wants to get him to switch, he may have to double what the club paid Watford for his services.

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