Destro is the name but likely to be out-priced
Mentioned a few other names earlier - all good shouts but Rodriguez on the cheap would be a great option, imv - can also play out wide
Out of curiousity, what is the reason for your belief in Destro. I haven't watched a huge amount of him so maybe you could fill in some holes. He doesn't look like a particularly well rounder striker to me. Not particularly large, not particularly fast, can't really dribble or take men on, not really a threat in the air. He's a great finisher and he scores a lot of poachers goals. IMO, that type of striker is not one that we've seen be an elite striker in the EPL in a while. Since Van Nistelrooy maybe?
Basically, he reminds me a bit of Soldado except obviously much younger. Don't get me wrong, the Soldado we've gotten is not the one we bought. He's been drastically low on confidence and the club has been not exactly stable or normal. But even if we got Soldado at somewhere close to his best I'm still not sure he would have ever justified his £26m price tag. You don't see many strikers who are limited in size, speed, and general athleticism succeed in the EPL.
Now I could be totally wrong on Destro and just seen a small sample size but for me he doesn't look like the real quality option we need.
For me, I'd rather go after either a real physical and skilled force up front who can clearly play as lone striker. I really wanted Benteke the summer of Soldado and though injuries have derailed him, I think a player with tat much size and athleticism and at pretty above average technical ability would perfect behind creative players like Lamela, Eriksen, Kane, Chadli and whoever else. A guy like healthy Benteke or Bony have proved they can score in so many different way and adapt to different playing styles. There's also no debate on if they can play as a lone striker.
The other feasible option is Berahino has the skill set of a bigger and more well-rounded Jermain Defoe. Obviously, there's lots of development that still needs to happen with him. But he's a good finisher, fast, and can take a man one on one. Also, like Jay Rodriguez you can put him out left.
Tbh, in the summer I think we're probably best moving on from both Soldado and Adebayor barring huge upticks in form. Adding an athletic option that can play out left and up top like Berahino or Rodriguez and a strong lone forward like Bony or Benteke would be great. Add that with the extremely versatile Harry Kane and I think we'd have a strike force capable of doing just about everything.
