End of December 2021: FC Barcelona announces the arrival of Ferran Torres from Manchester City, against a check for 55 million euros. A big check disbursed by the FCB when we know the financial situation of the Catalan club at the time, which did not skimp on the financial levers to afford the Spanish striker. He arrived in Catalonia that winter during a big transfer window produced by the sports management, with the signings of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (free) and Adama Traoré (loan). Three arrivals that did not change much in the fate of Barça, white season in the spring of 2022.
As for the general record of the international from La Roja (35 caps, 15 goals), he remains quite mixed for the investment made to secure his services: 71 games in all competitions, 14 achievements and 9 assists , despite some memorable goals, especially against Real Madrid in the big Catalan victory at the Bernabéu (4-0). Nevertheless, the Blaugranas supporters are not really satisfied with his performance, preferring in particular an Ansu Fati gradually back or an Ousmane Dembélé on the left, who finally left for Paris Saint-Germain.
A good pre-season to his credit
But with the departure of the Frenchman, Ferran Torres has a new card to play in the Barcelona attacking sector. Now in competition with Ansu Fati and Ez Abde, both summoned for the first official match of the season against Getafe, the former Valencia seems to have the favors of his coach, despite his comments before the start of the summer: “Ferran needs to feel valued and respected by people. With him and with everyone, we will have to decide what we will do. We haven’t done it yet.” And during the summer preparation, the 23-year-old took advantage of the playing time to show his coach that he could count on him during the coming season.
In addition to the three goals scored (Arsenal, Real Madrid, Tottenham) and the assist delivered against Spurs, Ferran Torres managed to show his renewed form in 135 minutes played in 4 friendly matches. Enough to upset the plans of Xavi, who will therefore be able to count on a confident winger for their entry into the league, with the objective of achieving the best season of his career in accounting terms since 2020-2021 with 7 goals with the Skyblues . Wouldn’t Barça simply need to turn to its workforce to compensate for the departure of Dembouz and finally start a new cycle at Montjuic?
