Striker Number 9, Barcelona's Unfinished Search

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JAKARTA - Barcelona refused to sign Willian Jose from Real Sociedad. The decision was taken on Wednesday, February 12, as La Real's asking fee of between 30 and 35 million euros was deemed too high.

The Catalan club needs a new No.9 to fill in for Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele who have suffered from long injuries. Los Blaugrana have received permission from the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to make emergency purchases outside the transfer market.

From Rodrigo Moreno to Chimy Avila, as well as Cedric Bakambu and Willian Jose, Barcelona have looked everywhere but still haven't found a suitable player. Now, launching Marca, the name on their top list is Loren Moron. The striker worked with coach Quique Setien at Real Betis.

However, despite the good relationship between Barcelona and Betis, it is unlikely that the Andalusian club will allow him to leave outside the transfer market. Loren Moron is enjoying his game this season scoring 10 goals, ahead of the second most expensive signing in club history, Borja Iglesias.

Loren's release clause is 40 million euros, a figure Barcelona are ready to negotiate.

Then there's the name Lucas Perez. Although not the first choice, Barca have been keeping an eye on the Alaves striker for a long time. The difficulty, with a tag of 15 million euros, Alaves will not want to negotiate that price.

Lucas Perez has scored nine goals in 22 games this season, four of which have come from the penalty spot.

Then came the name Angel Rodriguez. Based on the words uttered by Getafe president Angel Torres, Barcelona will not be difficult to get Angel Rodriguez's signature. His release clause was only 10 million euros.

The 32-year-old striker scored 13 goals in 28 games, averaging a goal every 103 minutes.

However, the most likely option is Luis Javier Suarez Charris. The Colombian, who is on loan at Real Zaragoza from Watford, is only 23 years old. He can also be an option for the future.