10 Strikers Who Newcastle Should Sign Instead Of Charlie Austin
7. Vincent Aboubakar
Age: 23 Club: Porto Nationality: Cameroonian Estimated Market Value: £10 million League Apps (2014-15): 14 League Goals (2014-15): 4 Vincent Aboubakar did not have the greatest time at Porto last season but his talent should not be overlooked. The Cameroonian striker enjoyed a wonderful spell at Lorient where he scored 17 goals in 37 games for the French side. This prompted a 3 million move to the Portuguese Champions and Samuel Eto'o comparisons were immediately being made. Aboubakar was in the unfortunate position of sitting behind Jackson Martinez (who signed for Atletico Madrid this summer) and the Columbian striker scored 32 goals in 41 games, making it tricky for the Cameroonian to break into the first team. The 23-year-old is a textbook centre-forward with world-class tendencies. He would offer Newcastle United a better physical presence than Charlie Austin and a more consistent level of performance than Papiss Cisse.
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