Willan José, Lucas Pérez, Ángel and Loren are the main names handled by the technical secretariat of the Barca to replace the injured Suárez and Dembélé
Despite the winter market is closed, Barça can be strengthened if it justifies that it is a long lasting injury (minimum five months), but with two limitations: they can only be players in the League or unemployed.
Under these premises, the Barca secretariat began to survey the market to draw up a list that today includes these four names: Willian José, Lucas Pérez, Ángel Rodríguez and Loren.
Below, we detail the pros and cons of each of the players.
Willian José
Pros:
Experienced 28-year-old forward
Average a minimum of 11 goals per season
He wanted to leave the club in the winter market
Cons:
It's a more classic '9' profile
It has a termination clause of 70 million
The Royal rejected an offer of 15 million Tottenham in January
Lucas Perez
Pros:
He has an experienced striker in a big one like Arsenal
Versatile. He can play in any of the three attack positions
It has an acceptable release clause: 15 million euros
Cons:
Age: 31 years old
He failed to succeed in Arsenal
Recovering all the investment for him would be difficult
Angel
Pros:
Its release clause is 10 million euros
Barça could lower even that price because it ends in 2021
Add 9 goals in 19 games with Getafe this season
Cons:
He has ceased to be the undisputed holder of Getafe
His age is 32 years old and has not played in a 'big'
It would serve to play '9', but not to cover the extremes
Loren
Pros:
He debuted at Betis under the hand of Setién
Barça has a good relationship with the Betic group, where Aleñá and Emerson are on loan. He is young (26 years old), which means that Barça has time to pay off
Cons:
It has a release clause of 60 million euros
He has two more years left on his contract
Lack of experience in a big club