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'Lee Kang-in's best friend' Ferran Torres succeeded in turning his position around in Barcelona.
British Tribune reported on the 3rd (Korea time) 'Barcelona abandoned its plan to recruit a new striker due to Ferran's performance.
Tribuna 'Barcelona gave up recruiting striker this summer, citing Ferran's outstanding performance and quality. Barcelona will not sign a striker until Roberto Lewandowski's transfer. Instead, Barcelona will change its transfer market plan and focus on recruiting midfielders, defenders and full-backs.'"
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Ferran, a former Valencia youth team, is a close friend who spent his childhood with Lee Kang-in. It is known that Lee Kang-in is still close to each other and supports each other. Ferran, who appeared on the Valencia first team stage before Lee Kang-in, later showed growth and moved to Manchester City in 2020, but later failed to explode his potential as expected.
Ferran, who was headed to Barcelona in 2022 and sought to turn the tables again, lost his place to play against Ramin Yamal, Hafinya and Robert Lewandowski, and was considered a leading candidate for Barcelona's release before this season. It has also been linked to Manchester United, Liverpool, and Aston Villa due to transfer rumors.
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However, under Han Ji Flick, Ferran found his role. He played as a Joker instead of the main player this season, contributing to Barcelo's victory. Ferran, who has only 11 starts out of 26 league games, has already scored 10 goals and 2 assists, and has surpassed his offensive point career high with 19 goals and 4 assists in 43 official games. In the first leg of the European Champions League semifinals against Inter Milan, he contributed greatly to the team with a decisive score. With Ferran's performance, Barcelona are expected to focus on recruiting other positions in the upcoming summer transfer market, showing satisfaction with the strikers.
Meanwhile, Barcelona is reportedly preparing to renew the contract with Ferran. Spanish media reported that `Barcelona will offer Ferran Torres a contract extension through 2029' and that he is having a great season with Barcelona this season and is an important player even though he is not a built-in starting player. 'With the impressive performance, the club is preparing to extend its contract, and the goal is to extend it until 2029.'"
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
