Barcelona ‘dreaming’ of Mbappe but Kane, Rashford and Firmino also on transfer short list to replace Suarez
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BARCELONA are 'dreaming' of signing Kylian Mbappe to replace Luis Suarez but they have also highlighted six other strikers as potential backups, it has been claimed.
The Catalan giants have struggled to find attacking balance this season as they try to accommodate summer signing Antoine Griezmann alongside Suarez and Lionel Messi.
At 32, Suarez is approaching the latter stages of his career prompting Barca to try and plan for the future.
And Ernesto Valverde's side see the 20-year-old as the perfect replacement to the Uruguayan veteran, according to .
The Spanish outlet claim there are doubts at the Nou Camp whether the club would be able to finance the deal in the next year.
So they would reportedly prefer to move when the France international enters the final year of his contract in 2021.
Despite the young superstar being top of Barca's wish list, they are said to have drawn up a list of potential replacements if the Mbappe deal doesn't come off.
Harry Kane is on the list but his wage demands could be a problem.
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And Liverpool's Roberto Firmino is also highly thought of in Catalonia and could follow the footsteps of fellow Brazilian and former Red Philippe Coutinho who left Anfield for the Nou Camp in 2018.
A surprising name on the list is Manchester United's Marcus Rashford who has been in terrible form under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this season.
Aside from the Premier League trio, Barca are also said to be keeping tabs on Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez, AC Milan's Rafael Leao and Dutch wonderkid Donyell Malen who is at PSV Eindhoven.