Posted on December 22, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. by BC Announced as one of the priorities of the Xavi, Ferran Torres is about to commit to FC Barcelona. However, Joan Laporta has yet to downgrade the Blaugrana squad before he can count on the Manchester City player. Appointed head of FC Barcelona last November, Xavi intends to be active from January, despite the financial problems encountered by FC Barcelona . The arrival of reinforcements is indeed obligatory in the eyes of the new Catalan coach in order to allow the club culé to regain the heights, encouraging Joan Laporta to multiply the tracks to reach its purposes. The names of Dani Olmo , Edinson Cavani , Alexis Sanchez or Raheem Sterling have been cited in particular in recent days, Xavi wishing as a priority to get their hands on an attacker, but according to the Spanish press, it is Ferran Torres who should very soon settle down in Catalonia. Barça seems indeed to reach the goal with Ferran Torres. According to reports from Sport daily, negotiations with Manchester City are at an advanced stage and formalization could even fall in the coming hours. Information since confirmed by several sources, including the journalist Fabrizio Romano , assuring that the Spanish international could take the path of Barcelona from this Thursday to pass his medical visit and sign his contract binding him for five years with the club culé. An operation estimated at 55M € + 10M € bonus. The arrival of Ferran Torres therefore appears inevitable now, he who was the top priority of Xavi to strengthen the offensive sector, but the < strong> Barça still have to overcome a big obstacle before they can count on the 21-year-old striker. If FC Barcelona is able to settle the transfer fee of Ferran Torres thanks to a recent bank loan, this does not mean that Xavi will be able to count on this reinforcement from the month of January. And for good reason, Barça is still hampered by its payroll and has no other choice but to part with several elements this winter in order to be able to register Ferran Torres on his list of players while respecting the financial fair play of the Liga as the BBC explained this Wednesday evening. “There is a lot to do, but immediately we have to deal with (financial) fair play. We need to complete departures before we can recruit. We know very well which players we want, but we must first respect financial fair play ”, admitted on Tuesday Mateu Alemany , the director of football of Barça , at the microphone of Movistar Futbol after the draw against FC Sevilla (1-1). According to ESPN, lack of proposals for his unwanted, like Samuel Umtiti or Philippe Coutinho , FC Barcelona could resolve to let go some players on whom the club relied however, such as Sergiño Dest , still tracked by Bayern Munich . 
It's imminent for Ferran Torres, but …
Barça still has to downgrade
Mercato | Mercato – Barcelona: A 55M € operation is imminent for this winter!
