Journalist Han Bing reported that the efforts of Two former Barca executives, Alemani and Manchester City, had encountered minor setbacks, but fortunately did not affect the finale. On Tuesday, Barca officially announced the signing of Ferran Torres, hand-picked by Xavi, on a five-year contract with a transfer fee of 55 million + 10 million euros and a liquidated damages of up to 1 billion euros. After coaching Barca, Xavi, who has been suffering from the lack of a good No. 9, finally looked forward to real reinforcements, and did not need to draw rookies from the B team to supplement the lineup. On January 3, the new signing, who is considered the "future version of C. Ronaldo", will set foot on the training ground of La Masia.
Laporta, who has just successfully borrowed 500 million euros to bail out the club's finances, attaches great importance to the addition of Ferran Torres, stressing that this is the beginning of the "future Barca", especially introducing the 21-year-old Valenian goalscorer as a new member of the "Dream Teen". The official video also shows photos of Ansu Fati, Araujo, Pedri, E. Garcia, Nico, and Garvey, which means that Ferran's joining not only means that the financially embarrassed Barça is still working hard to strengthen, but also means that Xavi is completely young and the real beginning of rebuilding Barca.
The "future version of C. Luo" in the 9th place
Out of the side, but Ferran Torres's idol since childhood is C. Ronaldo. Unlike the usually familiar Spanish winger, Ferran Torres began to imitate the success path of his idols from an early age, focusing on strengthening muscle training and improving core strength, hoping to be able to play any position on the offensive end as an adult. He is 1.84 meters tall, enough to be the center of the No. 9 position. Born on February 29, 2000, Felan Torres has only 1 real birthday every 4 years, and with two months to turn 22, he has his own personal fitness trainer and nutritionist, and even a dedicated app (iNuba) designed to improve health and performance in sports.
Although he has not been able to fully prove himself in the Premier League for 1 and a half years, Ferran Torres has successfully adapted to the high intensity and speed of the Premier League. In addition to the British climate and "homesickness" that Spanish players generally do not adapt to, it is also because there is no hope of becoming the core in the short term. Ferran Torres prefers to play in the centre, but City are not only fiercely competitive on the offensive end, but next Summer will inevitably bring in the top centre-forwards, and the Valencia youngster has no chance of ascending. Guardiola has a high opinion of Ferran Torres, but he also has to admit that the latter is difficult to grow in Manchester City.
The reason why Xavi and Laporta are determined to take a shot is also Enrique, and the Spanish national team manager has given Ferran Torres enough room to develop. The U19 European Youth Championship for Spain is a success in the national team, skilled, physically strong and decisive enough. Ferran Torres scored 12 goals in 22 appearances for the national team, averaging 125 minutes, while Villa needed 23 to score the same number of goals. For a team like Barca that lacks scoring ability, he is definitely the best option on the offensive end. And because of his versatility, he also allows Harvey to have more combinations to choose from in the offensive trident. Barca Next Summer did not sign Haaland's financial resources, but Ferran Torres is expected to be groomed by Xavi to dominate Barca's No. 9 superstar for the next 10 years.
Felan Torres will inherit the No. 11 left by Demir, who also surpassed David Villa (40 million euros) to become the most expensive player in Barca's history to play for Valencia. Felan Torres has a strong personality, and in pursuit of a career, he did not hesitate to offend Valencia fans, and even asked to meet with the Singaporean owner Lim Wing Fook, who is rarely in Valencia, to renew his contract. Until a salary far beyond the Bat Army's affordability was offered, forcing the club to sell him to the Premier League. After leaving, he did not forget to complain about the various unbearable things of the old club, which caused the dissatisfaction of Valencia fans.
But this kind of strength and self-confidence is precisely what Barca lacks the most. In the official video of joining Barca, he is also very confident that he will try to help the team, whether it is goals, assists or defense, he is domineering at a young age, and indeed has some C. Luo's shadow.
"20+ Barcelona", starting with Ferran
In La Masia, Ferran Torres does not feel lonely: he worked with goalkeeper Neto for two seasons at Valencia and is now reunited at Barca. He and E. Garcia are not only at Manchester City, but have also competed together in the Under-17 Junior Championship, the U19 European Championship and this summer's European Championship. Other comrades who have played alongside the national team include Busquets, Alba and Pedri, as well as Ansu Fati, Garvey and Roberto. Barca B goalkeepers Tenas, Sans and Orellana are teammates of The Torres U19 Champions.
As a post-00s generation, Ferran Torres is an important core of Barcelona's reconstruction. Barca's official "Dream Teen" concept revolves around this group of under-25s, who are considered the club's hopes of returning to the top. In Xavi's "Dream 20+", The Defensive Line's Araujo, Mingissa, E. Garcia and Balde, midfielders' Pedri, Nico and Garvey, and Frontcourt's Ansu Fati and Ezazuzuri are in place. If Dembele can successfully renew his contract, he will also join the team with De Jong. Ferran Torres is Harvey's solution in the centre position and the most critical puzzle.
Barca's new year's opening will begin on January 3, when Pedri and Ansu Fati have all returned from injury, and The appearance of Ferran Torres will also take place. The injury problem that plagued Harvey in December was temporarily alleviated, and he also had the new center he dreamed of. If Ferran can complete the registration, the debut will not need to adapt to tactics, because the Spanish national team is a trident, and the left side is also familiar with Pedri and Ansu Fati to provide him with fire support. However, Barca has also had players infected with the new crown virus, and Langley, Alves, Alba and Balde have all been diagnosed.
Their absence will not affect Xavi's continued development of the "Dream 20+" team, and it would be perfect if he could complete the registration before the Super Cup national derby against Real Madrid on January 12. That way, Ferran Torres can have at least two games to play with the team.
The Barça media and fans are also very excited about the addition of Ferran Torres, the Valencia youngster lives with his sister, has 3 puppies, is also an ambassador of the "Wild at Heart" foundation and the "Kick Out Plastic" foundation, is passionate about animal protection and environmental protection, and is very much in line with Barca's official values, and the future business potential is also considerable.