Although Luis Suarez hasn’t yet been put out to pasture, the passage of time is beginning to catch up with the Uruguayan, and it’s obvious to just about everyone that the 32-year-old could benefit from a rest now and then.
The problem has been that those players who’ve replaced him on the odd occasion - Paco Alcacer and Munir spring readily to mind - either weren’t good enough or weren’t prepared to play second fiddle.
Now Eintracht Frankfurt’s Luka Jovic has been touted as the next striker to try his luck. Roll up, roll up, step right this way.