Barcelona announce €55m Ferran Torres transfer from Manchester City


FE Team | Published: December 28, 2021 19:59:21 | Updated: January 05, 2022 21:34:59


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Spain forward Ferran Torres has joined Barcelona from Manchester City, signing a contract until June 2027 with a 1.0 billion euro (£842m) buyout clause.

The 21-year-old forward returns to Spain just 18 months after leaving Valencia to join City, reports BBC.

Neither club has confirmed how much the deal is worth but it was previously believed to be £46.3m.

In October, Ansu Fati and Pedri signed contract extensions with Barca that contained 1.0billion euro release clauses.

City manager Pep Guardiola confirmed the move was imminent on Thursday and said he is happy for Torres.

It was understood Barcelona would pay a further £8.4m in add-ons for the Spaniard and the club now needs to sell some players to comply with La Liga financial regulations.

Barca are able to fund the deal despite their current financial troubles thanks to a recent bank loan.

Spain international Torres has made 43 appearances and scored 16 goals for City since joining from Valencia in August 2020.

He started City's opening six matches of the season but was dropped to the bench for the goalless draw against Southampton in September and has not featured at all since suffering a foot injury on international duty with Spain the following month.

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