Barcelona have given up on trying to find cover for the injured Luis Suarez in the January transfer market, according to the club's director of institutional relations Guillermo Amor.
Suarez underwent surgery on a serious knee injury earlier this month, and is not expected to return to action until May.
Summer signing Antoine Greizmann has adopted a more central role in the Uruguayan's absence, with teenage starlet Ansu Fati also available to fill in and Ousmane Dembele close to a comeback after an extended spell on the sidelines.
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However, Suarez is the only natural centre-forward on Barca's books at the moment, with Lionel Messi still shouldering the main goalscoring burden for the Spanish champions.