Barcelona want €40 million to sell underfire attacker in the summer – report

Contradicting reports continue to emerge on the future of Barcelona forward Ferran Torres heading into the summer transfer window.

While some reports suggest that manager Xavi Hernandez counts on the 23-year-old underfire attacker for next season, others indicate that the Catalans are eager to offload him in the upcoming window.

Now, according to Gabriel Sans of Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona are prioritising the sale of Ferran in the summer so as to generate revenue and lighten the load on their wage bill. As such, the La Liga champions want around €40 million to sell the Spanish international.

Barça signed Torres from Manchester City in the winter window of last year, paying a fee of €55 million for his arrival.

With close to €40 million of his transfer fee yet to be amortised, the Blaugrana are hoping to receive as much for his sale in the summer.

The Barcelona sporting department feels that Torres has not exploded as expected upon his signing. The 23-year-old started just 18 games out of his 45 appearances this past campaign and his prominence could further decrease in the upcoming campaign.

As a result, the club are keen on selling him and hope to receive around €40 million for his departure.

The Catalans had already received an offer worth around €60 million for Torres from Newcastle United back in the winter window but had not entertained it. With the Magpies still understood to be keen on signing him, Barcelona aim to complete a sale.

And in case of Torres’ departure, the idea is for the Blaugrana to replace him with Atletico Madrid’s Yannick Carrasco, who they can sign for around €16 million.

While the Belgian is not a player who can feature anywhere across the frontline like Torres, he is well-liked within the club due to his dynamism, experience, and ability to score goals.