5 strikers who can score 50 goals in Europe’s top 5 leagues this season
Strikers attract a lot of attention in football because they are the ones who score a lot of goals. The minimum value of a top quality striker in the current transfer market is close to €100 million.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominated the goalscoring charts for over a decade. But the 2017/18 season is different in that regard.
Players like Mauro Icardi, Mohammad Salah, Robert Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Dries Mertens, Jonas, Sergio Aguero, Paulo Dybala, Kylian Mbappe, Raheem Sterling and Radamel Falcao are dominating their respective leagues in terms of goal scoring.
But the ones who we are going to see in this article are the best in front of goal this season. On that note, let’s take a look at the list of strikers who can possibly score at least 50 goals this season.
#5 Lionel Messi (22 goals, FC Barcelona)
50 goals a season would be nothing new for the Argentine. In fact, Messi has achieved that on five occasions in the past. He also holds the record for most goals in a calendar year with 79 goals for Barcelona and 91 in total in 2012. 2017/18 is no different for the little magician from Argentina.
Barcelona is cruising in La Liga and in the Champions League, while Messi is performing at his usual best. Though his pace has dropped down a bit, his close control and finishing remain exceptional.
Currently, he has scored 22 goals for Barcelona this campaign. 17 of them in La Liga, three in the Champions League, and a further two in the Copa del Rey.
Although he doesn't play as a "Number 9" for Barcelona, he keeps scoring goals on a consistent basis and with little less than half a season remaining, Messi could definitely achieve the milestone for the sixth time in his career.