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

#2 Maximiliano Gomez (Celta Vigo)

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Gomez could be the perfect addition to compete with/complement Suarez
Gomez could be the perfect addition to compete with/complement Suarez

The 22-year-old will suffer the burden of being compared to his more illustrious countryman for the nearest future.

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The trajectory of the young Uruguayan has continued to soar upwards since he joined the Galician side from Defensor Sporting for €4.3m in 2017.

Since then, he has established a fearsome reputation as one of the strikers to watch in La Liga. Like Suarez, Gomez is deadly in the box with an unerring eye for a finish. Like his other great countryman; Edinson Cavani, he shares a hustling spirit uncommon in modern days strikers.

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However, in general gameplay, Gomez differs greatly from the man he could replace at the Camp Nou. While Suarez is effective all over the place with his dribbling, passing and intelligence, Gomez is more of a penalty-box finisher.

He does not get involved in build-up play as much. This is an aspect of his game he is getting better at as shown by the 5 assists he has already recorded this season.

Of all the players on this list, he could be the most readily available with rumours estimating his transfer fee to be £35m.

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