{"id":541215,"date":"2020-01-23T03:27:19","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T08:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=541215"},"modified":"2020-01-23T03:27:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T08:27:19","slug":"barcelona-transfer-rumours-rodrigo-moreno-lautaro-martinez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/23\/barcelona-transfer-rumours-rodrigo-moreno-lautaro-martinez\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona Transfer Rumours: Rodrigo Moreno, Lautaro Martinez"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barcelona<\/a> is looking for a striker after the injury to Luis Suarez<\/a>, and that has them all over the transfer rumour mill.\u00a0 The Uruguayan had surgery on his knee just over a week ago and is expected to be out for around four months.\u00a0 So Barcelona is looking at a number of different options to try and replace Suarez’s production.<\/p>\n

Barcelona Transfer Rumours<\/h2>\n

Rodrigo Moreno<\/h3>\n

Valencia striker Rodrigo Moreno has been rumoured to be leaving Valencia seemingly every time the window opens.\u00a0 After almost going to Atletico Madrid in the summer, it looks like Jorge Mendes’s client could be heading to Barca.\u00a0 That is if Valencia decides they want to entertain Barcelona’s price.<\/p>\n

According to MARCA<\/a>, Barcelona would like to sign Moreno, but Valencia’s \u20ac60 million asking price is far too high for Barca.\u00a0 Marca believes Barcelona wouldn’t even be interesting as going as low as \u20ac40 million.\u00a0 They think negotiations for Rodrigo would only be serious if Valencia considered loaning him out.<\/p>\n

And it’s not likely that Valencia would even consider loaning him out.\u00a0 They’re still alive in the Champions League, and fighting to get back into the top four.\u00a0 Loaning out their best player and top goalscorer would seem pretty dumb at this stage.<\/p>\n

Lautaro & The Giants<\/h3>\n

So if Barcelona isn’t going to sign Rodrigo, then AS has some ideas for who they could sign.\u00a0 AS believes that Barcelona could try and make a late move for Chelsea<\/a> striker Olivier Giroud<\/a>, or Napoli striker Fernando Llorente<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, these signings would be short term loans or six-month contracts.\u00a0 So it’s not like signing either would get in the way of future planning.\u00a0 But it’s hard to imagine a team so slow deliberately deciding to get slower.<\/p>\n

But in the end, Barca is looking to keep their options open for the summer.\u00a0 Barcelona is after Lautaro Martinez<\/a>, and want to make him their next striker.\u00a0 There will be plenty of time for rumours on that front, but for now, look for Barcelona to make a play for a short term solution.<\/p>\n

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