“When I wanted to sign for Barça, Pep said to me: Barça? I just can’t say no to you. This is my Barça. My Barça. As long as the clubs agree, you can leave.. Recently, Ferran Torres (23 years old) explained that Pep Guardiola, his former coach at Manchester City, had pushed him to sign for FC Barcelona. Today, given the performance of the Spanish striker with the Citizens (28 PL matches, 9 goals) and with the Blaugranas (19 goals, 11 assists in 90 matches), we can wonder if Guardiola had sensed a flop at come.
Transferred to Barça in exchange for €55 million, Ferran Torres was quickly criticized for his poor offensive performance. Forced to sell massively and find numerous economic levers to recruit, Barça had already imagined separating from the former Skyblue last summer. Refusal from the person concerned, whose contract runs until 2027. Later, on October 11, the Spanish international (40 caps, 18 goals) announced his desire to make a big splash in Catalonia.
Ferran Torres tired of his replacement status
“In a club like Barcelona, it’s very complicated. You are obliged to win every match and also play well. Often you can’t get everything. Discipline is essential for me because it avoids straying from the path and the results come. This summer, I think some people kicked me out more than I really was. I don’t want to say who… but I am clear that I want to succeed at Barça. It’s a very important club for me because from the first day, they gave me confidence and I am capable of succeeding here”.
Today, the situation has not really evolved in his favor. Despite Xavi’s public support, A.S. affirms that a departure of Ferran Torres in the short (this winter) or medium term (next summer) is likely to occur. Worse, the player himself would like to slam the door of Barça. To explain this observation, the Spanish daily explains that relations between the player’s agent and the Blaugrana leaders are not good, especially since the departure of Mateu Alemany. Finally, the future arrival of Vitor Roque and the status of Torres’ replacement behind Robert Lewabdowski, Raphinha and João Félix ended up convincing the former Valencian to pack up.
