Barcelona looking for new striker after injured Luis Suarez is ruled out for four months

Barcelona will step up their search for a new centre-forward this month after Luis Suarez was ruled out for four months.

Suarez underwent surgery on his knee on Sunday and was expected to be sidelined for between four and six weeks, but is now set to miss most of the season.

And they added: "The Uruguayan striker will be out for approximately four months."

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January 12, 2020

Barca could use summer signing Antoine Griezmann in a central role, but with no real other centre-forward apart from Suarez at the club, the Catalans will now look to bring in a striker this January.

Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez is one option, but the Argentine has an €111million release clause and that might be prohibitive at this time of the season.

Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, who is out of favour at Paris Saint-Germain, could be another alternative.

"The first team player, Luis Suarez, has been operated on this Sunday by Dr. Ramon Cugat, who used keyhole surgery to resolve an injury to the external meniscus of the right knee by performing a suture," Barca said on their website on Sunday.