Ronaldo, Suarez, Zlatan, Lewandowski next? Barcelona's No.9s since 1996 ranked

Robert Lewandowski, the legendary Polish striker synonymous with brandishing the iconic number nine jersey has recently signed for Barcelona.

But there is one major problem… Memphis Depay is currently the proud owner of the number nine shirt at the Catalan club.

Now, we all know this numbers business can be a bit tricky to navigate at times in terms of dressing room politics but given the status of someone like Lewandowski, as well as the air being thick with rumours that Depay could be set to depart the club, one would imagine the Polish hitman will be granted the honour.

His remarkable tally of 344 goals in 375 matches for Bayern is simply undeniable and suggests that, despite his age, he has all the potential to go on and become one of Barcelona’s greatest ever strikers – so with that in mind, what’s his competition?

It’s a tough ask to compare players from vastly different eras, so we’ve decided to keep it slightly more niche and run the comparison back from Ronaldo Nazario’s Camp Nou cameo in 1996.

One of those truly bizarre signings, it’s little surprise to many that Braithwaite’s Barcelona career has turned out the way it has so far, given he was entirely unimpressive at Middlesbrough just a few seasons ago.

Whilst it’s not been a total disaster and he’s managed to score 10 goals in 57 games for the club – albeit almost entirely through appearances from the bench – Barca would surely admit acquiring the Danish striker was a lapse in judgement.

Not that he’ll care, though. He’s reportedly earning €4 million per season at the club, not to mention his property business that he owns with his Uncle has exploded and is now worth over $250 million.

After a reigniting his football career at Lyon after a failed