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Xavi's Barcelona wants to go for the signing of Ferran Torres
Despite the difficult economic situation that Barcelona has right now, they are looking for a signing for the forward of Xavi Hernández that will allow them to return to the goal, so they have been interested in this young man for the winter market.
Thus, in the last hours Mateu Alemany, football director, has increased the negotiations for the Spanish international Ferran Torres, 21 years old and who is a current Manchester City player.
Barcelona already shows all its interest in the forward
Mateu Alemany did not want to waste time and that is how this Friday he traveled to England to visit the Manchester City facilities with a very clear objective, first he will ask about the situation of the Englishman Raheem Sterling who is in the plans of the Spanish club.
Sterling, 26, who plays as a winger right now, has not received many minutes in the season with Pep Guardiola and who has made known his intentions to leave the club in the next transfer market.
However, in the last hours the interest of Barcelona seems to be different, and it is that everything begins to indicate that Sterling would no longer be the main interest of the Catalans, but that now they are interested in the Spanish striker Ferran Torres, with whom he Barcelona would have already reached an agreement in principle to integrate its staff into the winter market.
Considering the need that Barcelona has right now in his forward, being the lack of goal his biggest concern right now. In addition, it must be taken into account that the director of Barcelona football knows this young man very well, with whom he met during his time at Valencia.
That approach would have worked in favor of accelerating all contacts between player and club. However, the closure of all this signing would be in the hands of Manchester City who would have to give the go-ahead to the operation and look for a replacement to let him leave in January.
The arrival of Torres would lead to the departure of a player from the squad
In order to include Ferran Torres in the Barcelona squad in the month of January, it would force the Spanish club to have to lighten its salary mass, for this they will have to release some of their players. One of the most viable options to take over the player would be a loan from Torres with an option to buy at the end of the season.
Ferran Torres was already in the Spanish League wearing the Valencia shirt during 2006 and 2020, he is currently injured, after presenting a foot invoice that occurred during a match with the Spanish team for the Nations League cup against Italy.
Since then the player has still not had minutes at the English club and everything could indicate that the transfer of the Spaniard to Barcelona is very likely, leaving Sterling with practically no chance of wearing the Barça shirt.
