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Barcelona will not sign Tottenham and West Ham target Maxi Gomez as a back-up for Luis Suarez… but veterans Fernando Llorente and Cristhian Stuani are being considered Barcelona are not interested in signing Uruguayan centre-forward Maxi Gomez Gomez has shone at Celta Vigo and has attracted attention throughout Europe Tottenham and West Ham are both considering making offers for the 22-year-old

By Pete Jenson for MailOnline

Published: 19:32 BST, 22 May 2019 | Updated: 19:38 BST, 22 May 2019

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Barcelona are not about to derail Tottenham and West Ham’s attempts to sign Uruguayan centre-forward Maxi Gomez.

Gomez has scored 31 goals in just two seasons at Celta Vigo and aged just 22 he has attracted attention throughout Europe.

Earlier this week it was reported that the Vigo forward had been subject of a €25m bid from Barcelona but Sportsmail has been told Barca are not in for the striker.

Barcelona are not about to derail Tottenham and West Ham’s attempts to sign Maxi Gomez

Barcelona are not about to derail Tottenham and West Ham’s attempts to sign Maxi Gomez

In many ways Gomez fits the profile of the sort of striker Barcelona want this summer but he also serves as a reminder of why it will be so difficult for them to find the right man.

They want quality and versatility but they are about to spend €120m on Antoine Griezmann so they also want someone cheap.

The player coming in also needs to be willing to sit on the bench for most of the season because although 32-year-old Suarez needs back-up, he still wants to play most games and he second top-scored in La Liga this season with 21-goals.

The alternatives for Barcelona are simple – they can buy youth, they can buy a veteran, or they can buy no-one at all and use Griezmann as Suarez’ replacement when the Uruguayan is out.

32-year-old striker Luis Suarez needs back-up but still wants to play most games

32-year-old striker Luis Suarez needs back-up but still wants to play most games

Gomez would have represented the youth option. He could come in and

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