The winter transfer window will officially open in a few days. But the first deals have already been made. Apparently also at FC Barcelona. The Catalans secure the services of a Spanish international from Manchester City in January.
Actually, Barca have no money at all. But the clammy club from LaLiga is still going on a shopping spree. According to matching media reports from Spain and England, Ferran Torres will join the club from the new year.
According to “Mundo Deportivo”, the negotiations are supposed to be almost over, at the moment it is only about the moment of the announcement. In addition, the medical check, which should take place shortly, and the final signature are still missing, as “Sky” reports.
The Spanish “Sport” reports that FC Barcelona have to put a whopping 55 million euros on the table to free the 21-year-old winger from Manchester City. But that’s not all. Another ten million euros in bonus payments could follow if successful. With this sum, Torres would belong to the ten most expensive transfers in the club’s history.
The signing of Torres was reportedly due to the new coach Xavi, who wants to know the right winger in his team.
Barca take out loan for Torres
But how can indebted Barca even afford this mega-deal? Apparently through a bank loan, as it is called.
For Manchester City, the transfer seems like good business. Torres moved from Valencia CF to Pep Guardiola’s club in summer 2020 and since then has only played 32 percent of all games, as “whoscored” has calculated.
At that time, the Citizens transferred 28 million euros for the offensive man, who now goes over the counter for almost double that, if you ignore the bonuses.
While the Barca officials have been in agreement with Torres for a long time, there have been intensive negotiations between the clubs in the background in recent days because the city bosses allegedly first insisted on a transfer of 75 million euros.
According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the said 55 million euros, which has now been agreed, will be paid in installments over five years.
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