When the summer transfer window arrives, FC Barcelona will have to make an important decision regarding their situation in the center forward position.
Robert Lewandowski has performed extremely well this season, although his form has been slipping of late.
Furthermore, when next season arrives he will be 37 years old, which raises the question of whether Barça should continue counting on him or look for a replacement.
Erling Haaland had been on Barça’s radars for a long time as a future center forward, but his recent contract renewal for nine and a half years with Manchester City leaves him out of contention.
Other names like Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak are also admired by the blaugrana hierarchy, who have now apparently added another player to their short list.
Dusan Vlahovic on the agenda
In fact, according to SPORT, one of the names now firmly on the table at Barcelona is Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic.
According to the report, the towering centre-forward has been offered by an agent with close links to both his camp and Barcelona, and could be a viable option for the summer, provided he does not move to Arsenal in the transfer window current.
Vlahovic, who joined Juventus in a transfer worth around €80 million, is under contract with the Italian giants until 2026, meaning he will enter the final year of his contract in the summer.
As such, if he does not sign a new contract with Juventus, he will likely be sold in the summer transfer window.
At 24 years old, Vlahovic has a lot of potential and quality and is attracting a lot of interest as a result.
In fact, according to the report, former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez was an admirer of the Juventus star. It will be interesting to see if Hansi Flick also feels the same way about him.