Barcelona continues the search for a new central striker and has expanded the list of potential candidates. One of the options for the Catalan club is Monaco and US national team forward Folarin Balogun.

According to information from L'Equipe, the 25-star striker was caught in Barcelona's sights as one of the possible alternatives. The Catalans' main transfer target is Julian Alvarez, but Atletico does not want to be separated from their leader.

The situation is complicated and the personnel situation of Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski, Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres were left out of the team, so the club needs to find a new player for the position of central striker.

Balogun is already entering before the ferry of the Catalan candidates. Last season, the American played 30 matches for Liza 1, scoring 13 goals and providing five assists.

Tottenham and Aston Villa also show interest in the forward. With Monaco ready to look at the prospects of its attacker, a serious transfer battle could flare up in the near future..