We are about to open the cookie jar and have Ferran Torres appear, talking to us about his navel. Never before had a goal in a World Cup final been managed with such arrogance. The celebration was already a declaration of intent: instead of making an unforgettable dedication like Andrés Iniesta's in 2010, he showed off his bitterness by remembering the haters. What a shame. Football-wise there would never be any possible discussion, but it's clear that as a person either, Ferran Torres doesn't even reach the sole of Fuentealbilla's hero's shoe. He and his inner circle had been angry for months with Barça and its media environment for having undervalued him by putting him on the transfer list, but whoever has ended up putting him in the shop window has been his own ego with statements that have offended the coldest Culer. Paris, here we go! 

When the Spanish national team footballer Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal in the final against Argentina, his teammates did not hesitate to embrace him. Shouts in the air, raised fists, pats on the head, kisses on the forehead, and players jumping on top of each other. In the VIP area of the stands, the scene was not much different: Iker Casillas holding Xavi Hernández very close and caressing Carles Puyol, Sergio Ramos high-fiving Iniesta and affectionately putting his arm around David Villa's back with Guti in the background shouting at the top of his lungs and with his face red with emotion. Men who appreciate each other celebrating that Spain wins a second star and supporting the new glories who have achieved it. Nothing anomalous.

The President of the Generalitat, Juanfran Pérez Llorca, will receive this Friday at 12:00 PM Ferran Torres, world champion with the Spanish football team and one of the Valencian athletes with the greatest international recognition and projection.

The future of Ferran Torres is one of the hot potatoes that Barça has to resolve before the transfer market closes. The forward from Foios' contract ends on June 30, 2027. With the hype through the clouds for their decisive goal in the World Cup final with Spain, has proposed to improve conditions whether he continues at the Camp Nou after a renewal or moves on this summer, which is the last chance for the Catalan club to get value from a transfer. The third option would be for Ferran to leave for free next summer, with the risks this entails: Barça would not receive any transfer fee, and the player could get injured and be left with nothing, without any contractual link. In any case, no scenario is ruled out at present.

Ferran Torres has distanced himself from the cap with the Trumpist slogan "Make Spain great again" that he wore during the celebration of Spain's victory in the World Cup and which generated so much controversy. According to him, it has no political connotation whatsoever and the accessory responded to his desire to see the Spanish national team world champions again.

Besides being one of the most popular footballers of the moment thanks to the goal that gave Spain victory against the Argentine team to the football World Cup final, Ferran Torres has also inspired the Valencia Oceanogràfic, the largest aquarium in the European Union, to name one of its grey sharks, of the species Carcharhinus plumbeus. The decision has been made as a recognition of the footballer's connection to marine conservation and to raise societal awareness about the importance of protecting these fish with cartilaginous bodies and rough skin. "We want to reinforce the message that these animals are emblematic and indispensable for the functioning of ecosystems," the institution states in a press release.

The White House published a tweet this Tuesday on the social network "X" commenting on one of the most controversial moments of the Spanish team during the World Cup.

With only one year left on his contract, without a formal renewal offer, with PSG's interest in the background and doubts due to intermittent performance, Ferran Torres was included in the Spanish national team's squad for the 2026 World Cup. Except for the first game, in which he started against Cape Verde, he has been a substitute in the rest. He has always played, but he hadn't scored. And so it went until the final against Argentina. Football history is full of players who score decisive goals when they are not going through a good personal moment. Ferran is the latest example. The forward from Foios broke his bad streak with a goal in the first minute of the second half of extra time. The winning goal. A goal, his first of the tournament, which meant a "great release" after being "heavily criticized throughout the World Cup."}The winning goal. A goal, his first of the tournament, which meant a "great release" after being "heavily criticized throughout the World Cup".

Ferran Torres is not an undisputed starter with Spain at the World Cup and has been the subject of memes for his lack of accuracy in front of goal, but Luis de la Fuente trusts him to revolutionize matches that get stuck, as has been seen in the last two knockout stages of the championship. Against Portugal in the round of 16 an excellent assist from him to Mikel Merino was the goal of the win for the red one, and in front of Belgium in the quarterfinals he contributed to the final siege that ended Rudi Garcia's team's resistance. On the way to 27 years old, the age often associated with a footballer's peak, the Valencian is excited about the possibility of being world champion. But at the same time, he knows that, whatever happens against France this Tuesday (9 p.m., La 1 and DAZN) and in a hypothetical final, this summer will be key for his future as a professional.

The starting eleven against PSG, the most demanding match since the start of the season, confirmed that Ferran Torres is the starting center forward. In his fifth season at Barça, the forward from Foios (Valencia) has completed his metamorphosis into a center forward, a position he began playing in under Pep Guardiola at City. His entire career, both in youth and in his leap to the elite with Valencia, had been spent mostly as a wide player. Thus, he made the jump to England, where the team's numerous striker absences skyblue They made the Catalan coach relocate him to striker. An injury hampers his continuity in a striker role that, although he initially experienced with some misgivings, he is now culminating successfully at Hansi Flick's Barça.

The international break has been a good one for Barça. Since returning, they've had three consecutive wins, playing much more expressively than before the break. Against Getafe served to win 3-0 With two goals from Ferran Torres and another from Dani Olmo. Here are some quick notes from the match:

Hours after the last game of 2021 in Seville, which ended with a draw, Barça closed in on its first winter signing. It is no secret Xavi Hernandez needs strikers, and Manchester City's Ferran Torres is his most desired short-term fix. For that reason, the Spanish striker is about to move from Manchester to Barcelona.