Barcelona want to loan out youngster for next season, player has been reluctant to leave

Barcelona and Pablo Torre’s representatives are expected to analyze the young midfielder’s situation in the coming days in order to come up with the best possible solution, reports SPORT.

Torre, 19, signed for Barcelona in the summer transfer window last year from Racing Santander for a fee reported to be around €5 million plus variables.

He was brought in with the promise of entering the first-team dynamics right away and he has been training with the senior squad since his arrival.

Given his potential, there were expectations that Torre could burst onto the scenes like Pedri and Gavi over the past couple of seasons.

However, game-time has been hard to come by for the youngster due to competition for places. To date, he has played just 239 minutes for the senior team this season. At the same time, he has not featured much for Barça Atletic either.

Given the talent he has, Barcelona are clear that they cannot let him spend another season waiting for the first-team opportunity. And so, they want to loan him out to a first-division team so that he can get regular minutes.

Now, the player has always been reluctant to leave, but given the situation at hand, he must assess his options by the end of the season.

For the majority of the season, the 19-year-old trained with the first team and he will indeed get minutes once the league is won. But till then, he will have to settle for a squad role and can also help the subsidiary side in case there is a promotion playoff at best.

Barcelona want Torre to have crucial minutes and for that, they are willing to sanction a loan exit. In that regard, Villarreal have shown interest in the past and so have Osasuna, Celta Vigo, and Almeria.

Barcelona are committed to the youngster’s development and are of the belief that Torre could grow in stature by spending time away on loan as has been the case with Ez Abde (on loan at Osasuna) this season.