‘Barca considering signing a striker’

MADRID: Quique Setien said on Tuesday that Barcelona are considering signing another striker before the end of the January transfer window to stand in for the injured Luis Suarez.

Suarez is unlikely to play again this season a er undergoing surgery on his knee earlier this month, which has le Barca short in the centre of their front three.

“We are considering it,” said Setien, when asked if Barca would go in for another forward. “We are talking about that but we still have to think about it a bit more, it’s not an issue that worries me too much. It’s an issue that the sports department will consider in more depth.”

Antoine Griezmann thrived down the middle for Atletico Madrid but offers less of a direct, physical presence than Suarez, who has scored 14 goals in 23 appearances this term.

Ousmane Dembele has resumed training this week a er recovering from a hamstring injury and the Frenchman’s return in the coming weeks would be a major boost to the team’s a acking options.