Newcastle United Transfers: 5 Strikers Toon Should Buy Instead of Andy Carroll

4. Erick Torres Padilla

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cT7Hs_QA80 Erick Torres is not a well known name in worldwide football, but in his hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico the 19 year old, nicknamed "El Cubo" is classed as the next big thing. (My Spanish is a bit rusty but I think that translates as 'the cube' or 'the bucket'). Torres signed in 2010 for the Chivas de Guadalajara first team and has starred in the under-17,-20 and -23 Mexican international teams. El Cubo is described as being strong in the air and having a great shot. Torres scored 7 goals last season from 22 appearances for Chivas. He was also selected in the preliminary squad for the 2011 Copa America in Argentina. He was the youngest player on the squad list. Manchester United have been keeping tabs on the youngster since last year unsurprisingly, as Torres has been described as the next Javier Hernández, aka Chicharito. On the Chivas official website, he was described as having a good presence in the area and an outstanding shot at goal. The 'little pea' was grabbed for £6 million by Sir Alex in 2010, leading me to believe Torres could be bought by Newcastle for a similar if not cheaper price-tag.