Barcelona enquire about €30m-rated Bundesliga striker during talks for La Masia product’s sale | OneFootball

With a little over ten days left before the summer transfer window closes, FC Barcelona are yet to resolve their centre-forward situation.

The signings of Rodri, Anthony Gordon, Karim Adeyemi, and Joao Cancelo have strengthened the squad significantly, but the main issue still remains unaddressed.

The departure of Ferran Torres after Robert Lewandowski’s goodbye has only increased the need for the club to rope in a new No. 9, but having waited for Julian Alvarez all summer long, the Blaugrana find themselves in a tricky situation.

With the Alvarez deal all but falling through, Deco & co. are scrambling in the market for alternatives, and names like Lautaro Martinez, Luis Suarez, and Nicolo Tresoldi have been linked. Now, another player has been added to the list.

Barcelona ask about Serhou Guirassy

Guirassy emerges as an option. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)

Indeed, according to Gerard Romero, Barcelona have asked about Borussia Dortmund centre-forward Serhou Guirassy.

The Blaugrana are in direct talks with the Bundesliga giants over the potential sale of academy graduate Hector Fort.

The 20-year-old right-back has decided to join the Black and Yellows after being told to leave, and negotiations are taking place between the two clubs.

Taking advantage of those talks, the La Liga champions have enquired Dortmund about Guirassy and the conditions for a potential transfer.

€30 million release clause for Guirassy?

Furthermore, Romero adds that Guirassy has a more than reasonable €30 million release clause in his contract.

An affordable alternative? (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

If true, it makes the 30-year-old Guinean striker a very appealing target for Barcelona, given that he is a proven goalscorer with plenty of experience at the top level and would arrive for an affordable fee.

Guirassy has been at Dortmund for two years now, during which he has racked up 60 goals and 15 assists in 96 matches.

The 30-year-old striker still has two years left on his contract, but if the aforementioned release clause does exist, it would make him an absolute bargain in the market.

So, it will be interesting to see whether Barcelona decide to act on it in the final days of the transfer window as their pursuit of a new striker continues to get complicated.