Anybody for a new number 9?

With the amount of transfer activity that has already happened one would think that the transfer window was well open, but in actual fact this is not the case until tomorrow morning. July the 1st marks the official opening of the transfer window that has already thrown some big surprises and big money signings, most commonly on centre forwards. There is no doubt in my opinion that the biggest surprise of the window so far is the move Colombian goal machine Falcao made from Athletico Madrid to newly promoted big spending Ligue 1 outfit AS Monaco. It was expected by many that Falcao would actually make a switch to Chelsea but despite the hitman denying claims, it is hard to see past Falcao choosing AS Monaco over Chelsea purely down to the money he was offered which is sad to see. There is no doubting Falcao's talent, he managed 41 goals in 51 games for Porto before getting an equally impressive 52 in 67 at Athletico Madrid, and with this record in mind I cannot help to think that his talent is being hugely wasted in Ligue 1. If Falcao has been the biggest shock of the window so far, in my opinion there is no doubt that Neymar to Barcelona has been the biggest signing. Neymar who has just taken to the pitch in the final of the Confederations Cup has lit up the tournament so far and has hit back at criticism that had been unfairly dealt following the confirmation of his switch to the Nou Camp. In many people opinions Neymar has the potential and skill to rival that of new team mate Lionel Messi and to be honest it is hard to argue, the player who has allot of flair and who can often be over the top, but no doubt he has exceptional ability. In my opinion it may take a while for Messi and Neymar to adapt to each other with both looking to have the limelight, but to be honest the thought of the two superstars in the same 11 is truly frighting for any opposition. Although deals for both Neymar and Falcao are complete, there are many more that appear to be in the pipeline, no more so than Edison Cavani. The Uruguayan has been linked with a host of European big names including, Chelsea, Manchester City and most notably Real Madrid. Man City seem to have pulled out of the race after being put off by the 54 million price tag which to be honest I think is extremely over the top. The striker although having great talent and a decent goal scoring record does not deserve to be in the same price bracket as that of Falcao and Neymar, and frankly I think that if any club coughs up the asking price they would be stupid to do so. Another potential striker on the move is Borussia Dortmund forward, Robert Lewandowski. The Polish goal machine was supposedly set for a summer switch to Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich, but Dortmund have ruled out the possibility of selling another key player to their rivals. Following this Lewandowski like Cavani, has been linked with numerous clubs like Manchester Utd, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Chelsea. I feel that Lewandowski offers great value in the modern market, and whoever does capture him will have picked up a great bargain in the modern market. I could go on and on but im not here to write a book, I haven't even touched on the likes of Carlos Tevez, Christian Benteke, Gonzalo Higuain, Leandro Damiao and the highly controversial figure that is Luis Suarez. With all these potential deals in the pipeline and some already complete, this summer proves to be one of the biggest ever windows with new strikers potentialy being unveiled accross Europe's biggest clubs and I simply cannot wait!