Ferran Torres has accomplished a transfer to Barcelona from Manchester Metropolis and penned a five-and-a-half 12 months contract.
The transfer will price an preliminary €55m (£47m) payment which may rise to greater than €60m (£51m), whereas the Spain worldwide’s buyout clause has been set at €1 billion.
The participant might be introduced on the Camp Nou on 3 January and turns into the primary signing of the Xavi period. Torres can be the most costly Spanish signing in Barcelona’s historical past.
Metropolis have made a major revenue on Torres, who solely joined in a £20.9m transfer from Valencia through the summer season of 2020 and has missed the final two months with a foot harm.
The 21-year-old had turn into pissed off with a perceived lack of enjoying time beneath Pep Guardiola, having made a complete of 43 appearances since his arrival.
Ferran Torres celebrates along with his Metropolis teammates
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Guardiola has additionally dismissed strategies {that a} alternative signing for Torres might be made subsequent month.
“No, we’re not going to herald any striker in January,” mentioned supervisor Guardiola at a press convention when requested if this might now be a chance.
“I need the happiness of my gamers. If we had simply two or three attacking gamers then perhaps Ferran would assume he had extra probability to play and keep longer. However at all times I’ve the sensation that when Barcelona or Actual Madrid knock on the door of gamers then it’s tough to say no.
“They’re nonetheless the strongest groups on the earth by way of style, cities and lots of causes. He’s from Spain, Barcelona knock and I perceive why he desires to go away. I can not persuade the gamers to do one thing when their thoughts isn’t right here. It is senseless. Different golf equipment make them keep, I don’t agree with that.”
The signing of Torres has been accomplished regardless of Barcelona’s well-documented monetary issues, which led to the departure of Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain and the imposition of a €97m (£82m) wage cap on the membership by La Liga.
Philippe Coutinho and Samuel Umtiti are among the many gamers that Barcelona are hoping to dump through the January window in an effort to ease their monetary points.
Torres scored 13 targets from 36 appearances in all competitions for Metropolis final season and has three targets in seven video games this time period.
Whereas his transfer to Metropolis has coincided with a powerful run of kind for his nation, together with an essential position for Spain of their run to the semi-finals of Euro 2020. Torres has contributed 12 targets in 22 caps to this point, with Barcelona evidently valuing his potential to turn into a cornerstone for La Roja over the subsequent decade.
Torres leaves the Etihad having received the Premier League and Carabao Cup, whereas additionally a part of the facet that completed runner-up to Chelsea in final season’s Champions League.
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