Football: Barca after new striker

BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has said his priority is to add a new striker, with Udinese’s Chilean star Alexis Sanchez firmly in his sights. “The priority is a forward,” said Guardiola. “Of the three or four possibles that we’re looking at, the one that comes closest to the profile we’re looking for is Alexis . He’s young and can play in three attacking positions.”

Published in The Express Tribune, July 20^th, 2011.