Barça intends to strengthen its offense next season. They need a player with a future, capable of taking over from Lewandowski and competing with him in his final year. So far, many names have come to light, but the biggest surprise was given by Eduardo Inda in El Chiringuito. He's announced a forward with a lot of potential: Samu Omorodion.
"Barça has an extraordinary number nine in Lewandowski, but he's going to turn 37 and they're looking at the medium-long term. There's a player he loves whom Atlético sold at a loss and someone has to explain to me why they did it that way. I'm talking about Samu Omorodion," Eduardo Inda announced on El Chiringuito.
At 20 years old, Samu Omorodion is shining in his first season outside Spain, now defending the colors of Porto. He's scored 12 goals in 13 games, which has earned him being drafted by Luis de la Fuente. Omorodion, who now wants to be called Aghehowa, seems to have become the surprise option that Joan Laporta is negotiating for the Barça offense.
Samu Omorodion is Revalued: Laporta Rejected Him Twice
Samu Omorodion is on top of the world at Porto right now and this hasn't come as a surprise to Barça. Despite this, Joan Laporta rejected him on two occasions. First, when he left Granada for Atlético. Then, last summer, when he had the opportunity to take him on a very cheap price from the Metropolitano.
Having done so well in Portugal, Samu Omorodion has increased in value and will now leave there for a much higher price. A few months ago, Porto paid 15 million euros for 50% of his rights, having the opportunity to keep 80% of his rights for 25 million euros in this operation.
From this price to date, now he won't leave Porto for less than 50 million euros, a somewhat excessive price in the eyes of Barça. However, Joan Laporta knows that he will have to dig deep into his pocket if he wants to get a 9 who can defend the colors of Barcelona for the next few years.
So, although it's still early, Eduardo Inda has made it clear: Barça's new target is Samu Omorodion. The intention is to strengthen the front well for the coming years and the reality is that the Spanish international is very popular. Everything will depend, as with all moves, on his final price.