World Sports: Barcelona wants 30 million to sign 22-year-old Cameroonian center Ayon to succeed Lewandowski. The Royal Magic City Gunners are also paying attention

According to "World Sports News", Barcelona regards Levante's Etta Ayon as Lewand's successor. His contract termination fee is only 30 million euros, but he faces potential competition from many giants.

The media pointed out that although Hansi Flick and his soldiers are focusing on multi-front campaigns, Barcelona's sports management department and scouting system have begun planning future signings. Considering that Robert Lewandowski's (37-year-old) contract is about to expire and he will bid farewell to Camp Nou at the end of this season, the center position has become a key reinforcement target for next season. Levante's 22-year-old forward Etta Ayon is the ideal candidate for the Red and Blues.

As "Marca" disclosed on October 11, the Cameroon striker is Barcelona's key investigation target to replace Lewandowski. The forward wearing the "Frog Legion" jersey has become a phenomenon-level star in La Liga - he has contributed 6 goals and 3 assists in the first 10 rounds of this season. His continued high-profile performance, coupled with his excellent physical condition and technical ability, not only allowed him to be successfully selected for the Cameroon national team, but also attracted the attention of many wealthy clubs including Barcelona. In addition to Real Madrid's continued tracking, three Premier League clubs, Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal, also hope to recruit him.

Currently, Barcelona is the first choice for the Cameroonian striker and has a leading advantage in the competition, but everything has not yet been settled. At the age of 17, Aiyon proudly wore the Barcelona shirt and had a special attachment to the Red and Blues. What's more worth mentioning is that he has always scored goals against Real Madrid teams at all levels (including when he represented Villarreal's B team against Castilla).

Aiyon’s plan is to finalize the future in the January winter window, rather than waiting until the summer. He prefers to let his next club complete the transfer operation in advance. Since he has played for two different teams this season and cannot register for a third team according to regulations, he plans to play for Levante on loan until June 30 of the following year. Barcelona, ​​which was restricted by the Financial Fair Play policy this summer, needs to wait to see whether La Liga restores the 1:1 signing rule before proceeding with the transaction.

In addition to his demonstrated technical ability and sense of goal scoring, an important factor that makes Ayon the focus of the transfer market is his cost-effectiveness. The Cameroon striker's release clause is set at: 30 million euros for La Liga teams and 40 million euros for Premier League teams. Compared with Julian Alvarez, whom Barcelona also admires (this player and Ayon have both scored 6 goals in La Liga this season), his valuation is extremely valuable. Alvarez's offer to leave the Metropolitan Stadium will not be less than 140 million euros.