Barcelona Consider Luis Suárez as Backup Striker Option
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Barcelona need a new striker. A striker is a player who scores goals.
The club wants Julián Álvarez. He plays for another team now. Barcelona are not sure they can buy him.
So Barcelona have a plan B. Plan B means a second choice if the first plan does not work.
The second choice is Luis Suárez. He plays for Sporting CP now. Sporting CP is a football club in Portugal.
Luis Suárez is not the famous old Barcelona player. He is a different player with the same name.
Barcelona want a good number nine. In football, the 'nine' is the main striker on the team.
The club is looking at different players. They want the best striker for next season.
Right now, nothing is sure. Barcelona have not signed anyone yet.
Fans wait to see who Barcelona will buy. The transfer news changes every day.
A transfer is when a player moves from one club to another club.
Vocabulary7 words
- striker
- a football player who tries to score goals
- plan B
- a second idea if the first idea does not work
- nine
- a name for the main striker in football
- transfer
- when a player moves to a new club
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- sign
- to make an agreement for a player to join a team
- season
- the months when football is played
Quiz
Answer key
1. A new striker 2. Luis Suárez from Sporting CP 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Barcelona need a new _____.
The club wants _____ Álvarez.
Barcelona have a _____ B.
The second choice is Luis _____.
He plays for _____ CP now.
Sporting CP is a football club in _____.
Barcelona want a good number _____.
Right now, nothing is _____.
Fans wait to see who Barcelona will _____.
The _____ news changes every day.