Luis Enrique asks for Juventus forward to complete attack

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has asked the Blaugrana board to sign Juventus striker Fernando Llorente, as he deems it necessary to reinforce his attack with a physically fit centre-forward.

The 30-year-old Spanish international is having a non-prolific Serie A campaign, but is still attracting interest from big clubs around Europe with Barcelona being the most recent suitor.

According to Catalan newspaper Sport, Enrique himself has asked for a ‘[Henrik] Larsson’ type of player to complete the attack.

Llorente is on top of Enrique’s list of desired strikers, with Edin Dzeko from Manchester City lined up as an alternative.

The centre-forward nicknamed El Rey León has managed to make 32 appearances this season, netting only seven goals for Juventus across all competitions.