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.
Barcelona's greatest No.9's ranked from 1996-present
10. Martin Braithwaite
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.
9. Memphis Depay
After a reigniting his football career at Lyon after a failed spell with Manchester United, the Dutchman's switch to Barcelona seemed like his second great chance.
Things started off well. He'd been scoring goals for fun on the international stage and carried that form to Spain, bagging two in his first three games.
However, things soon to took a turn for the worst and he's barely featured since Xavi took charge.
8. Sonny Anderson
This was the poor bloke tasked with replacing the great Ronaldo.
He's a Brazilian, and was signed for even more money (£24 million) than they signed his predecessor for - naturally, the hype was next level and poor Sonny really stood no chance, scoring just 21 goals throughout his time there.
Whilst his individual performances never quite hit the mark, he did win back-to-back La Liga's the club bettering Ronaldo's best finish of second.
So, have that, R9.
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7. Bojan
Once dubbed 'the Spanish Messi' after he broke onto the scene in a similar fashion to Leo and just a couple of seasons later, to say Bojan flattered to deceive in his career would be an understatement.
I mean, he went from being Barcelona's latest and greatest prospect to quite literally doing it at Stoke City on a cold Wednesday night.
Not many can lay claim to that tag...
Bojan with Barcelona
6. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Barcelona and Zlatan will forever be remembered as a failed marriage, but we feel it was more Zlatan and Pep Guardiola's failure to get along that was the sole cause of the issue.
In fairness to Zlatan, his time in Spain was actually a decent season by many normal player's standards - 22 goals and 13 assists is hardly a bad return.
But you can't call Pep a 'spineless coward' and be remembered fondly amongst his most devout fan base.
5. Alexis Sanchez
Anyone remember Sanchez before he shot to stardom with the Gunners? We do. And let us tell you now, he was nowhere near as a good a player as he was in England.
Although he was still good, albeit just unable to do enough to cement a regular starting position in the Barca set-up due to their staggering quality at the time.
Nevertheless, the Chilean racked up 39 La Liga goals in 88 games which is a more than respectable return for a winger, even by Barca's lofty standards.
4. Patrick Kluivert
Not Barca's greatest Dutch attacker, not by a long chalk, but it's not really fair to compare great players with Gods.
We're of course talking about the late Johan Cruyff who played much too early to be eligible for this list. But who, throughout his time there as a player and manager, left a legacy imprinted upon the club still seen to this day.
Although Kluivert left his own legacy on the Blaugrana, too. Between 1998-2004 Barcelona didn't win much, in fact, they didn't win anything beyond his first year. Yet Kluivert spearheaded their charge for glory nonetheless, scoring 122 goals in the process.
A well thought of club legend.
3. Ronaldo
Ronaldo was, and still remains to this day, the youngest recipient of the Ballon d'Or award thanks to his dynamite single season cameo in Catalunya.
At 21-years-old he scored 47 goals in 49 games and dragged Barcelona to the Cope del Rey and Cup Winners Cup under the legendary Sir Bobby Robson.
Had he not moved on to Inter Milan in 1997, well, you can bank on him breaching the top two.
However, purely due to a lack of longevity the iconic 'R9' is good enough only for the bronze medal.
Ronaldo Nazario in action for Barcelona
2. Samuel Eto'o
Two things come to mind when you think of Eto'o - blistering pace and goals galore. Both of which he brought in abundance to the Blaugrana.
After signing in 2004, the Cameroonian icon banged 130 strikes past the keeper in just 199 games.
He also made up an integral part of that frightening front-three which saw Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi line up either side of him. Deadly.
Barcelona's Eto'o celebrates scoring in the 2006 Champions League final.
1. Luis Suarez
Plenty would suggest this is a controversial selection but when you break it down, it's actually really not...
Sure, Eto'o was brilliant and Ronaldo unstoppable in his single season at Camp Nou, but none were as consistent or brought as much glory to the club as Suarez.
The Uruguayan scored 198 goals in 283 games for Barca - incredible numbers by anyone's standards. He also racked up 113 assists, nearly all of which were for Messi.
And was arguably the second most important player behind the Argentine in earning the club four La Liga titles and a Champions League across his time there.
A true Barcelona hero.
