Barcelona willing to sell 23-year-old star for €30m in January - Reports
Barcelona are reportedly willing to sell Ferran Torres for as low as €30 million in the January transfer window.
The Blaugrana are awaiting the arrival of Vitor Roque, who will join them in the winter tafter a €40 million fee was agreed this summer. Hence, they want to free up their wage bill and make room in Xavi Hernandez's squad.
According to El Nacional, the financially troubled Barcelona have identified Torres as an expendable asset. They value him at €40 million but understand that his valuation will decrease if he continues to be an irregular fixture in Xavi's XI.
Torres has started the season well, scoring three times in seven games across competitions. However, he continues struggling for a place in the starting XI, making four appearances off the bench,
That's despite Barca loaning out Ansu Fati and Ez Abde in the summer. Joao Felix, who was signed on loan from Atletico Madrid, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal seem to be ahead of him in the pecking order.
Torres was signed from Manchester City in January 2022 for €55 million but has failed to justify that figure. The 23-year-old has 17 goals and nine assists in 78 games for the club.
Aston Villa were among the clubs interested in signing the former Valencia man after the end of last season. However, no deal materialized, and the Spaniard stayed put at the Camp Nou, where his contract runs until 2027.
Barcelona held to 2-2 by Mallorca in La Liga thriller
Barcelona entered gameweek seven atop the league table with 16 points from six matches. However, they were held to a 2-2 draw by RCD Mallorca away from home.
The conditions were tough at the Iberostar Stadium. The wet pitch did Barcelona's smooth, possession-based playing style no favors as they fell behind in the eighth minute.
A misplaced pass from Marc-Andre ter Stegen was capitalized on as Vedat Muriqi put his team in front. Raphinha equalized with a brilliant long-range effort, but Abdon Prats' first-half stoppage time goal handed Mallorca the advantage. Substitute Fermin Lopez rescued a point for the defending champions in the 75th minute.
Girona's 2-1 win against Villarreal on Sunday (September 27) placed them at the top of the tree with 19 points from seven games. Real Madrid beat UD Las Palmas on the same day 2-0 and now lead Barca by a point.