On the evening of December 22, Beijing time, it was confirmed from the famous Romano that the striker Felan Torres, who plays for Manchester City, is about to join Barca, and the two sides will sign a long contract for 5 years. The 21-year-old Spain international will also be Barca's first signing in the winter window, the second player Javi has signed since taking on Barca, after Xavi has brought in his old teammate Daniel Alves on a free transfer.
According to the Spanish media, Ferran Torres's transfer fee is 55 million euros plus 10 million floats, with a total price of 65 million euros, which is almost twice the transfer fee for Torres to join Manchester City. The player's former club, Valencia, can get a 10% share of Ferran's transfer fee.
Born in 2000, Ferran Torres debuted in the Valencia youth academy. He plays as a striker and is a full-blown frontcourt who can play the "false No. 9" position or play on both sides. In the summer window last year, he joined Manchester City from Valencia in the Premier League for a transfer fee of 28 million euros. To date, Torres has made 43 appearances for City, scoring 16 goals and 4 assists, including 3 in 7 appearances this season.
In addition, Ferran Torres is also an active Spanish international, having played with the team in this summer's European Championship, following Spain to the semi-finals. With Aguero retiring, the loan-out Luc De Jong was embarrassed. After the 21-year-old Ferran Torres joins Barca, he is expected to be reused by Xavi and become the absolute main force of Barca's forward line. Together with young talents such as Fati, Pedri, Garvey and Nico Gonzalez, he will be the hope for Barca's future renaissance.