Mannight: In the event of a final transfer, Ferran Torres made a profit of £10,000 per minute for Manchester City during his time at the club

According to the Manchester Evening News, if Manchester City player Ferran Torres finally moves to Barcelona in the winter window, then he will make a profit of 10,000 pounds per minute for Manchester City during his time at Manchester City.

The transfer fee for this transfer is expected to be £46.7 million, which can be as high as £55.2 million with additional terms. It looks like this will be the premier league's best transfer operation in recent years. If you look closely at Torres' influence, especially his transfer fee, you can show how well he has performed during his time at Manchester City. City paid a transfer fee of £20.7 million for Torres, while from Barcelona they received £46.7 million.

In 43 games for Manchester City, Torres has generated £600,000 in revenue for City with each appearance, up to £800,000 if all terms are met. If further calculated, Torres would generate £10,000 for every minute he played for Manchester City, and if all the additional terms were added, that number would have to rise from £10,000 to £13,000.

Ferran Torres played 43 games for City, starting in 31 of those games, and his 16 goals and five assists were a solid reward for a young striker to adapt to Guardiola's coaching style in the new league, and he has played a bigger role at City this season. In fact, of all the club's current players, Torres has an average goal every 165 minutes, which is his best record since moving to Manchester City. Each of his goals earned City an initial profit of £1.6 million. Add in assists, and Torres is able to play a goal every 125 minutes.

No wonder there is a perception that receiving just £55m from Torres is a bad deal for City. However, Torres has been placed on the bench 26 times in 18 months at Manchester City, during which time he has been present in only 32 per cent of Premier League games, including his recent injuries, which he has been absent from since October.

And Manchester City were on the bench in the Champions League knockout rounds last season and he was rarely seen as a substitute because Guardiola seemed to prefer to give Torres more time to start. Even so, he scored only one goal in the game he came off the bench, so he only played three games with less than 15 minutes, which may have helped him get more chances in the game, but also caused his playing time at Manchester City to be unstable.

However, for a non-main player, after just 31 starts, he made a profit of 125%, which is a remarkable return. Torres has reason to think his playing time will continue to be limited, so it's understandable for him to seek a transfer. He will leave Manchester City thinking about what could have been, but he will know that he also left a transfer fee, which is one of their best transfers in years. He may not have the legendary influence of Kompany, Aguero or Silva, but when the discussion about the best move begins, Torres must be involved and City will watch with interest and pride as he progresses.

in Justin