Ferran Torres moves to attack and Barça sets a new deadline for Julián

BarcelonaThe 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.

From the Barça entity they send a message of "calm" to ARA and explain that the roadmap with the 26-year-old attacker remains to offer him renewal once the transfer market is closed. Why? Well, because,as this newspaper already explained, his contract includes an eight million euro clause to be paid to Manchester City if he renews and, so that it does not impact on the fair play, Barça would pay him once the transfer window closes. The club's intention is to extend the player's contract. Talks would begin upon his return from vacation, on August 12th, and the signing would be formalized in September. These are Barça's plans, which, while offering to improve Ferran's conditions, does not consider, "under any circumstances," splashing out.

It remains to be seen what Ferran will do, who knows that Luis Enrique's PSG wants to sign him, even though the Parisians have not yet made any formal offer to Barça. The forward from Foios, who is on turn for the United States promoting the clothing and sports equipment brand that sponsors him, has broken his silence in the last few hours and has not closed the door on a departure. "I have a contract with Barça. It is true that in football you never know what can happen, but the positive part is that I have a contract, I can wait and decide for myself," he stated in an interview with Sportico. "Barça has to show that they want me. They can come to negotiate and, in the end, everything will be discussed", added Ferran, who is aware of the interest from important clubs like PSG in signing him this summer: "It's good that these teams want you".

Despite these latest public statements, in which Ferran has gone on the offensive, Barça's official position remains as stated. If the footballer asks to be transferred, any operation exceeding 55 million euros would involve paying 10 million to City, as it is another clause stipulated in the player's current contract.

Before leaving for the World Cup, Ferran made it very clear to his inner circle and teammates that his first option was to stay at Barça, even though the club was considering offering him as a makeweight for Julián Álvarez. In Barcelona, he has earned respect through good performance and notable statistics. Despite not being Flick's most used forward, he has contributed 40 goals and 10 assists in the two seasons he has been under the German's command and is a valued player in the dressing room. Furthermore, he has shown a hunger for pressing and a versatility that has made him compatible with more specific profiles like Lamine Yamal or Raphinha.

For all these reasons, Barça wants to renew him, although the blaugrana sporting planning has prioritized other matters before this. After Robert Lewandowski's departure, Joan Laporta and Deco have seen in the Mattress player Julián Álvarez a perfect replacement and have spent more than 100 million euros on two forwards like Anthony Gordon and Karim Adeyemi. Furthermore, even though the League's financial fair play is much more normalized than in previous summers, the financial fair play of the League is much more normalized than in previous summers, the new signings still need to be registered.

New limit to sign Julián Álvarez

The blaugrana president set an expiry date – it was set to expire at the end of July – for the €100 million offer for the Argentine international that Atlètic de Madrid did not even want to listen to, but the Catalan entity is not throwing in the towel and will continue to try, willing to raise the terms of the operation, as long as it falls within a "sporting and economic logic".

According to this newspaper, the new deadline to try to sign Julián is extended until August 10, the day the footballer is scheduled to return to training with the mattress makers. From Barça, it is also considered that the Argentine has already expressed that he wants to change airs and that now the negotiations depend "more on the two clubs", and recalled that Atlètic is in the hands of the capital fund Apollo Global Management.

Hansi Flick made it clear in statements this Monday before returning from the stay in England his opinion on incorporating a center forward: "We have to wait. I have full confidence in Deco. We know we have to do something. It also depends on Ferran Torres. We'll see what happens".