It has proved difficult for Barcelona to fill the vacant striker slot behind Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez.
Luis Enrique wants another hitman to give him a different option and to provide cover when injury befalls one of his star players, but few players fit the combination of both good enough to play that role and willing to.
After all, any striker good enough to be considered a viable reserve to the MSN would surely have ambitions of leading the line elsewhere.
Moves for Nolito, Hatem Ben Arfa and Ousmane Dembele came to nothing, with those three forwards moving to Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund, respectively.