Barca have been under-performing this season, and boss Xavi has been hoping that the team can bring reinforcements in the winter window, and now barca's first signing in the winter window is close to reaching an agreement, and it is also a quasi-official announcement, they are close to signing Manchester City's Ferran Torres, and next Tuesday, Barca may officially announce the deal. At the same time, Manchester City manager Guardiola also confirmed that the deal is very close to being reached. I have to say that this is definitely a huge positive news for Barca fans.
Recently, Guardiola was asked about Torres' transfer in an interview, and Guardiola said: "We will not sign a striker in January, Torres' transfer is not yet complete, I know he is negotiating, but it is close. The club will be officially announced at the right time, when the transfer will be completed. Guardiola's remarks are equivalent to quasi-official announcements, it seems that Torres is very close to joining Barca, and according to Spanish media reports, the player's transfer fee is about 50 million euros, but Barca will pay in installments.
At the same time, Barca reporter Gerald Romero broke the news that Barca are preparing to officially announce the deal next Tuesday, December 28, while holding an unveiling ceremony for Torres. Torres could make his Barca debut on January 19, in Barca's match against Rayo Vallecano. It should be noted that Barca could have signed Torres for 8 million euros in 2017, but Barca eventually gave up. I wonder if Barca regret it?
Barca currently has more problems, signing Torres is a good addition to the team, but a Torres can not completely solve barca's problems, Barca have a lot of positions to strengthen, is not sure how Xavi to solve the problems in other positions? And Barca's biggest task this season is to qualify for the Champions League, otherwise, it will bring a lot of trouble to the team's reinforcements next summer, that is, I don't know if he can lead the team to qualify for the Champions League after the winter window reinforcement is completed? Let's wait and see!