The former Newcasyle player is better known for playing out wide, but he could fill in for the injured Uruguayan at the weekend, according to his coach
Paris Saint-Germain boss Unai Emery could use Hatem Ben Arfa as a central striker in the absence of Edinson Cavani when his team takes on Lyon in the Trophee des Champions.
Cavani is set to lead PSG's attack this season following Zlatan Ibrahimovic's move to Manchester United, but he will miss Saturday's game in Austria with a hamstring problem.
That leaves Emery with a selection dilemma for his first competitive match in charge, but he is calm about the prospect of handing Ben Arfa a center forward role on his debut, or deploying promising teenager Jean-Kevin Augustin.