Atletico Madrid will reportedly look to sign Spanish attacker Ferran Torres from Barcelona in the summer transfer window.
According to a report by Spanish outlet SPORT, Ferran Torres is the subject of interest from Atletico Madrid. The Colchoneros are keeping tabs on the Spaniard’s situation at FC Barcelona. And they will look to secure the services of the player if Yannick Carrasco joins the Blaugrana in the summer transfer window.
Ferran Torres has endured a frustrating twelve months since joining Barcelona from Manchester City. The 22-year-old joined Barcelona in a big-money deal worth €55 million. But he has fallen down the pecking order this season following the arrival of Raphinha and the re-emergence of Ousmane Dembele.
The Spanish international has not even completed 1,000 minutes of game time thus far. But he has a decent tally of five goals and one assist in those outings. However, Torres’s Barcelona future is up in the air, and he might depart from Spotify Camp Nou in the summer. Such a situation has captured the attention of Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid recently signed a player from Barcelona, bringing Memphis Depay to Civitas Metropolitano. But they might enter the market for another offensive reinforcement amid uncertainties surrounding Yannick Carrasco’s future. Interestingly, the Belgian international features on Barcelona’s radar.
And recent reports have claimed that the chances of the Blaugrana signing the 29-year-old are highly likely. And Ferran Torres will become Atletico Madrid’s option to replace Carrasco if he joins Barcelona in the summer. And the decision to closely monitor the Spanish international’s situation is understandable.
While Torres will not be a like-for-like replacement for Carrasco, he has the quality to be a dominant wide attacker for Atletico Madrid with his directness. In addition, essentially swapping Carrasco and Torres should work well for Atletico and Barcelona, with both clubs financially stricken.
Barcelona will not sell the 22-year-old in January. So any deal will have to wait until the summer transfer window. And it will be interesting to see if Torres’s situation improves in the coming months. If not, it will not be surprising to see him join Atletico Madrid, with Carrasco moving to Camp Nou.
