Aston Villa are interested in signing the Barcelona attacker Ferran Torres at the end of the season, as per Fichajes.
The 25-year-old has been an important player for Barcelona, but he wants to play regularly and moving to the Premier League could be ideal for him. Aston Villa need more quality and depth in the wide areas, and he could complete their attacking unit alongside Ollie Watkins and Marcus Rashford.
Torres has played in the Premier League before with Manchester City and he won the title with them. However, he was not a key player for the Premier League giants and he might feel that he has unfinished business in English football. If Aston Villa can provide him with regular gametime, they could be an attractive destination for him. He is likely to get ample gametime at the West Midlands club, and it could help him get his career back on track.
He has been linked with Arsenal and Tottenham as well.
Torres has been very useful for Barcelona
Despite not being a regular starter for the Spanish club, he has been a reliable performer for them. He has 11 goals to his name this season and he could prove to be an excellent option for Aston Villa in the attack. He is versatile enough to operate anywhere across the front three, but he is naturally a right-sided winger. It will be interesting to see if Aston Villa come forward with an offer to sign him at the end of the season.
He is not a key player for Barcelona and the Spanish club could be tempted to sell him if there is a lucrative proposal on the table. Barcelona are going through financial difficulties and they will need to sell some players in order to bring in quality reinforcements during the summer transfer window.
Torres could be on the chopping block this summer and it remains to be seen now the situation develops. The 25-year-old will certainly help Villa going forward if they manage to get the deal done. Aston Villa need more quality and depth in the side, if they want to compete in the Champions League regularly and fight for trophies. They have put together a talented squad, but there is no doubt that there is room for improvement.
