In the early morning of January 9, Beijing time, Barca was forced to draw by Granada and still missed the top four. After the game, Barca had worse news, with director Alemani saying that even if Coutinho was sent, he would not be able to register for Ferran Torres.
On December 28 last year, Barça officially announced the transfer of Ferran Torres, and the 21-year-old Spain international joined Barca with 55 million plus 10 million floating terms. Ferran Torres also broke Villa's record, becoming the most expensive homegrown reinforcement in Barca's history.
According to a number of media, Barca paid the transfer fee of Ferran Torres in 4 installments, and the first phase can be given this summer. Manchester City have done their utmost to give Barca the greatest convenience.
After coming to Barca, Ferran Torres immediately dissed his old club, saying that he went to Manchester City just to join Barca one day, and now the dream has come true. This remark immediately caused the dissatisfaction of Manchester City fans, who actually used Blue Moon and Guardiola as a springboard?
Ferran Torres may not have imagined that he would not hesitate to offend his old club for Barca, in exchange for great embarrassment. A week ago Xavi publicly admitted for the first time that Barca could not register for Ferran Torres because of the salary cap problem, and the new signings could not appear in La Liga and the La Liga Cup for the time being. In order to solve the problem, Barca must send away existing players to make room.
On January 7, Barca finally made progress, with Coutinho on loan to Villa for free and the contract ending the season. It was revealed that Barca would have to pay 65% of Coutinho's salary without any money. It can be said that in order to register the new recruits, Barca is really open-minded and does not hesitate to do loss-making business.
But strangely enough, Coutinho is gone, and Ferran Torres still has no ball to play. Director Alemani said Ferran Torres was not yet qualified and that Barca would continue the purge. However, Barca are not operating well now, as neither Umtiti nor Luc De Jong are willing to leave.
It is understood that Barca used the excuse of the World Cup approaching to force Umtiti to bow down, but the player himself said that he had won the World Cup, do you care about playing another time? Umtiti's contract doesn't expire until 2023, Barca can't move him at all, and Xavi is helpless.
Previously, The World Sports newspaper also said that Barca proposed a clause to Manchester City, and if The Ferran-Torres registration fails, it can be returned in full. Manchester City are not short of money, but obviously will not accept such a faceless offer.