The signing of Ferrán Torres by FC Barcelona is practically done, only the last fringes remain to make it official but, as indicated by the newspaper ACETo see him play with the Barça shirt, the club will have to overcome a major obstacle first, that of LaLiga.
Barcelona has to register the player, a task that is not so simple since the club’s financial situation continues to be delicate and they have little room for maneuver to act within the limits established by the Financial Fair Play. Let us remember that Joan Laporta and his board of directors had a hard time registering the reinforcements that arrived in the summer market and with Leo Messi they couldn’t do it. In addition, the signing of Xavi and his technical staff plus the renewals of Pedri or Ansu Fati have only increased the club’s salary mass.
Therefore, despite the fact that the agreement with Ferrán Torres and with Manchester City is complete, Barça must first release players to lighten that salary mass, otherwise the body chaired by Javier Tebas could reject the player’s registration.
The technical secretariat of the Barça team headed by Mateu Alemany has been moving for some time to release players who do not fit into Xavi Hernández’s plans. Philippe Coutinho could go to Arsenal in an exchange with Aubameyang, according to the Daily express; Samuel Umtiti, Sergiño Dest or breaking the loan of Luuk de Jong are some of the options that are handled at Barça.
The winter market ends on January 31, so Barcelona has little more than a month to undo the exit operation and register Ferrán and also Dani Alves.
In the absence of official confirmation, Ferrán would arrive at the Camp Nou for about 55 million euros plus 10 in variables and would sign for the next five seasons. The Spanish international signed for City in August 2020 from Valencia and with the citizens he has played 43 games in the season and a half and has won a Premier League and a Carabao Cup.
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