Ferran Torres talks goalscoring, pressure at Barcelona, and his best position

Barcelona’s signing of Ferran Torres from Manchester City during the January transfer window was seen as a major coup.

A forward who has already proven himself at a very high level with Manchester City and the Spanish national team, the 21-year-old has a high ceiling and is tipped for great things.

Torres arrived with an injury issue and had to wait for a while for his Barça debut. But the Spaniard made a bright start to his career with the Blaugrana scoring one and setting up two more in his first three games.

In total, the ex-Valencia starlet has two goals and three assists in nine appearances for Xavi Hernandez’s side. His form has suffered a bit of late, with the former Manchester City man missing several goalscoring chances, but Torres remains confident that things will turn around for him.

Speaking to Mundo Deportivo, he said: “The goals will come. I’m calm. When one of them goes in, they will all start to go in. I have to be positive.”

When asked about the pressure of playing for Barcelona and the added burden of his price tag, the forward said: “It’s true that playing for Barça comes with a lot of pressure. But you have to play every match and training session like it is something natural.

“I hadn’t even thought about what the club paid for me, it’s football. I play without pressure and for fun.”

Torres is a versatile player who can play anywhere across the frontline. However, as he revealed in the interview, the 21-year-old prefers to play on the flanks rather than through the middle.

“It’s true that I was playing more as a striker at City when I signed for Barça. I can play in any position of the frontline, but I feel the most comfortable as a winger. Right now, I’m playing as a winger in a 4-3-3, which I had already done at City too,” he said.

Discussing the ambitions of the team, the Spaniard added: “We are a very young team with some veterans around. We are Barça, and we’re turning around the situation. We’re hoping to take a step forward and do good things.”