On the evening of December 28, Beijing time, Barca officially announced that they had officially signed 21-year-old attacker Felan Torres from Manchester City, and the two sides signed a 5-and-a-half-year long contract. Barca also set a penalty of up to 1 billion euros for Ferran Torres. It is reported that Barca will pay Manchester City a fixed transfer fee of 55 million euros, and there is still room for 10 million euros to float. The total transfer fee of Ferran Torres will reach a maximum of 65 million euros.
You know, when City brought in Ferran Torres last summer, it cost only 23 million euros. In less than a year and a half, City received a doubling of his transfer fee. Ferran Torres thus surpassed Villa to become the most expensive local player in Barca's history.
Born in 2000, Ferran Torres is capable of playing left and right wingers and can also make a cameo appearance as a pseudo-center. Debuting in the Valencia academy, he contributed 13 goals in 36 games for Manchester City last season. But this season, the Spain international has played just seven games with an injury, scoring three goals. As Barca promised them a starting position, Ferran Torres eventually decided to take a pay cut to Camp Nou.
Despite The talent of Ferran Torres, the introduction of a 21-year-old rising star at such a high transfer fee has caused many fans to question, after all, Barca's current financial situation is not ideal. Some fans also questioned Laporta on social networks: "Since there is money to spend a lot of money to bring in new signings, why not try to retain the meritorious captain Messi this summer?" ”
You know, Messi has previously promised to drastically reduce his salary in order to stay in the team. If Barca had renewed their contract with the money from the introduction of Ferran Torres, with the presence of argentine superstars, Barca might not have missed the round of 16 in the Champions League this season, and the league would have withdrawn from the title competition early.