REAL MADRID star Cristiano Ronaldo thinks Lionel Messi is stopping Barcelona from signing a replacement for Luis Suarez, reports say.
Suarez has struggled for Barcelona so far this season, managing to score just three goals across all competitions despite the La Liga giants enjoying a fine start to the campaign.
As a result, transfer talk has emerged that the Catalan giants could be set to replace him with Atletico Madrid hitman Antoine Griezmann at the end of the season.
But Spanish website Diario Gol says Ronaldo has now unearthed new information about Suarez and his Barcelona team-mate.
The 32-year-old supposedly thinks Messi is stopping Barcelona from investing in a new centre-forward out of fear what it could mean for Suarez’s future.
At the age of 30, the Uruguay international is approaching the twilight years of his career.
And Diario Gol say Barcelona chiefs are seriously considering whether to cut him loose at the end of the campaign.
That decision is reportedly not solely down to the player’s poor form.
They also want younger blood in order to ensure they continue to dominate both domestic and European football for years to come.
However, Ronaldo thinks Messi is stopping the Catalan giants from adding to their ranks.
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Meanwhile, Suarez has admitted he cannot understand why he has not been scoring goals galore for Barcelona this season.
"I've been asking why the ball doesn't want to go in," the former Liverpool star said earlier this week.
"It's not anxiety, if I was anxious, I would get the ball near the half-way line and try to go round three, four or five players and I would be shooting all the time."
Suarez will be aiming to score when Barcelona go up against Leganes next Saturday (3.15pm).
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