Newcastle United are focusing on a transfer for Lille attacker Jonathan David. (Picture by Ahmad Mora/Getty Pictures)
Barcelona are reportedly the newest membership exhibiting an curiosity within the potential switch of Lille striker Jonathan David, who can also be on Arsenal’s radar in the mean time.
David has impressed as a prolific scorer throughout his time in Ligue 1, and it is sensible that there’s rising discuss of him probably shifting on to greater and higher issues within the close to future as he’s coming in the direction of the top of his contract with Lille.
In response to a report from Todo Fichajes, Barca are wanting on the Canada worldwide as an excellent low-cost choice to supply them with cowl for veteran front-man Robert Lewandowski.
This follows on from our report earlier in the present day about Arsenal asking about David, however dealing with problems in signing him resulting from his excessive wage calls for and lengthy record of different suitors.
Omar Marmoush to Arsenal may very well be one to look at as a substitute, with the Gunners clearly in want of extra depth up entrance resulting from Gabriel Jesus’ poor kind for a lot of the final 12 months or extra.
Jonathan David switch: Barcelona to snap up Lille striker?
With the David to Arsenal story maybe unlikely to go wherever, it might now be that Barcelona will likely be one of many most important names to look at on this switch saga.
The 24-year-old may not be the easiest centre-forward in world soccer, however he’s absolutely ok to come back in and supply an alternative choice to the ageing Lewandowski, who absolutely can’t hold enjoying 90 minutes week in, week out for an excessive amount of longer.
The Poland worldwide remains to be going robust on the age of 36, however David may very well be best cowl and maybe find yourself being an honest long-term alternative up entrance.
David has a complete of 92 targets in 194 video games for Lille, and he’s scored 26 targets in all competitions within the final two seasons in a row.
