On Tuesday, Barcelona officially announced the transfer of 21-year-old Spanish striker Felan Torres from Manchester City, with a contract signed until 2027 in a penalty of 1 billion euros. According to Spanish media reports, Torres's transfer fee is 55 million euros, and there is a floating clause of 10 million, but it is difficult to achieve.
Barca will host an unveiling ceremony for Ferran Torres on January 3, and on Tuesday's day of joining, Torres has already joined Barca's team training. The local media is generally optimistic about Barca's signing, and in their view, Ferran Torres is the striker that Barca need now.
There was a chance to sign 7 million people
Barca and Manchester City did not immediately announce the transfer after Ferran Torres passed a medical examination on Monday, and the signing ceremony scheduled for 12 noon on Tuesday was postponed. At the beginning, there was news that La Liga was going to check whether Barca's signing was in line with the policy of fiscal fairness, but more information showed that the extension was due to the fact that the two clubs had not yet completed the formalities, and Manchester City did not want to announce the transfer before all the formalities and documents had been handed over. The extension did not threaten Ferran Torres' eventual transfer, and how Barca would register Torres thereafter would be a conundrum as it involved a fiscal fairness policy check in La Liga.
Felan Torres is a Valencian and his home is 15 km away from the Valencian Sports City. Torres entered the Valencia academy at the age of 7 and has always been known for his speed and goalscoring ability. He is also a player that Barça's youth scouts have been following, and when he was still in the Valencia youth team (17 years old), Barca had the opportunity to sign the player who was a major player in the Spanish youth team at all levels for 7 million euros, but ultimately missed this opportunity.
Ferran Torres is a player with great character, and he idolized Cristiano Ronaldo at the age of 10 and 11. From all aspects, this is a player with characteristics close to C Ronaldo, and at the age of 14, Ferran Torres began to train to enhance physical fitness and muscles to make his physique stronger. Torres's temper is also a bit like Cristiano Ronaldo,After moving to Manchester City in the summer of 2020, he said in an interview that he had the opportunity to stay in Valencia at that time, but put forward a lot of conditions to the club that did not look like a young player who was only 19-20 years old, such as Ferran Torres asking Valencia boss Lin Rongfu to negotiate with him personally, and he also asked for one of the conditions for his contract renewal to be the captain of the team.
The competitive and confident character of Ferran Torres is precisely what many coaches who have brought him have appreciated. Earlier this season, as England's runner-up in the European Championship, Sterling could not play at Manchester City, and Guardiola gave More opportunities to Ferran Torres, who himself said, "Felan Torres will be one of the best top seven or eight centre-forwards in the world." But because of the final stage of the UEFA Nations League in October, Torres insisted on playing with an injury that aggravated the fracture of his right toe and has not been able to play since. After learning that Barca invited him, Ferran personally approached Guardiola to ask for a transfer, and joined Barca with a pay cut, just to find a better opportunity to show his level.
After Koeman left the class, Frenki De Jong publicly stated that the current Barça lack of character, and Xavi also deeply felt the lack of character in the team after taking office, and the very confident and characterful players like Ferran Torres are exactly what the current Barça needs - Barça can not do without a very character forward every time they revive strongly, such as Eto'o and then Villa. At present, most local commentators believe that with the addition of Ferran Torres, Barca's trident combination in the second half of the season will be played by Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres and Dembele, and Memphis Depay may become an important substitute forward for the team.
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