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Robert Lewandowski has told Bayern Munich that he would like to leave the club this summer
Although football as a sport can be analysed and segregated into a variety of functions culminating into a common aspiration, it is simply a numbers game: score more goals than your opponent. Goals win you games. Plain and simple.
This is exactly why strikers are often the most important aspect of a football team. This is why strikers come under most pressure, second to managers of course, for lack of results.
Strikers can be game-changers as they can score a goal out of nowhere and turn the game on its head. This is precisely why players who find the back of the net are so highly valued in the current market.
More invaluable are strikers who are consistent. Consistent strikers who can score 20 plus goals a season are few and far between in the current game and are, for obvious reasons, extremely coveted.
On that note, here's a look at three such world-class strikers who might be on the move this summer and could switch clubs before the start of the next season:
#1 Antoine Griezmann
Antoine Griezmann needs no introduction. The diminutive Frenchman rose to fame as a winger at Real Sociedad. His performances caught the attention of Atlético Madrid. After five seasons at Real Sociedad, Griezmann made the move to Atlético for a reported fee of £24 million.
At Atlético, Griezmann transformed himself from an attacking winger to a versatile forward. He is an energetic forward, capable of taking on defenders and has an eye for goal.
His work-rate for Diego Simeone's side has been lauded as well. Griezmann is a versatile forward, and a consistent one at that. He has managed to score 79 times in 142 appearances for Atlético Madrid.
Barcelona are reportedly interested in the French forward. Barcelona legend Messi himself has reportedly seconded the rumours.
Adding Greizmann to the side might just make Barcelona genuine UEFA Champions League contenders next season. Greizmann is expected to make an announcement about his future before he kicks-off his World Cup campaign with the French national side.
We can only eagerly await the announcement.
#2 Edinson Cavani
Atlético Madrid will lose a match-winner if Antoine Greizmann does make the move to Barcelona. Naturally, they are scouting for a replacement to supplement their attack. Enter Edinson Cavani.
Cavani's story is a rather curious one. He is an excellent forward. An absolutely true finisher of chances. Yet, he seems to be finding it difficult to step out of the Zlatan-shaped shadow he plays under.
Cavani is yet to win over the Paris Saint-Germain faithful, even after recently breaking Zlatan's goal-scoring record at the Parisian club.
Although Cavani has stated that he is happy at PSG, a move seems to be on the cards as PSG have apparently contacted Dybala as a possible replacement.
Cavani might just make the move from France's capital to the Spanish capital and he will definitely be expected to bring plenty of goals with him. He scored 40 goals and had assisted 12 times for PSG last season across all competitions.
Cavani might enjoy a new challenge with Atlético and possibly find himself a home where he is not underrated, should the La Liga side allow Griezmann to leave and look towards him as a replacement.
#3 Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski is a lethally accurate finisher. He has scored 151 goals in 195 appearances for Bayern Munich. Further, at his previous club, Borussia Dortmund, he managed to score 103 goals in 187 appearances.
A forward's stats do not get any better than this. Lewandowski is arguably one of the world's best centre-forwards. He is a complete forward, capable of finishing with either foot or his head.
His balance, pace and ability to shrug off defenders, also make him one of the best forwards plying their trade at the moment.
Lewandowski will be an asset to any team he moves to. His agent has officially stated that Lewandowski is looking to make a move this summer.
Bayern Munich have reportedly stamped a price tag of £175 million on the Polish striker. Any and every club who can afford the astronomical fee (Chelsea, Manchester United, Real Madrid and PSG) are allegedly rumoured to be interested in securing the striker's signature.
However, only time will tell where the Pole will be playing next season, with no official announcement made yet.
