Ferran Torres ‘agrees to Barcelona transfer but Man City will demand TRIPLE what they paid for winger’

MANCHESTER CITY forward Ferran Torres has agreed to join Barcelona, according to reports.

But Manchester City are said to want more than TRIPLE the £20.8million they paid Valencia for the 21-year-old in August 2020.

GettyFerran Torres has agreed to join Barcelona but Man City are demanding nearly £70m for his signature[/caption]

Torres has reportedly agreed to take a pay cut to join Barca and informed Pep Guardiola of his wishes.

The Catalans had a loan bid rejected by City last summer but new boss Xavi is said to have ‘directly requested’ the young forward since his return as head coach.

However, City want a transfer fee between £60-68m, according to Mundo Deportivo.

Such a fee is likely to make a deal impossible for cash-strapped Barca.

But they are reportedly willing to include Sergino Dest, Sergi Roberto, Clement Lenglet, Samuel Umtiti, Philippe Coutinho, Neto or Oscar Mingueza in part-exchange should Guardiola fancy any of them.

Xavi is determined to add to his attacking options in the new year with the club also targeting Torres’ City team-mate Raheem Sterling.

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Barca’s director of football Mateu Alemany and chief executive Ferran Reverter visited City’s training ground last week.

And sources close to Torres report the lure of a regular starting place at the Nou Camp is encouraging him to make a move, according to The Athletic.

The Spanish international started four league games out of seven at the start of the season before breaking his metatarsal.

It occurred in mid-October and he was ruled out for three months.

Barca are also said to have added RB Leipzig’s Dani Olmo, 23, to their transfer wishlist.

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The Spain international can play in attacking midfield, on either flank, or up front and has been a long-term target for the Spanish giants.

They previously failed in a deadline day bid to take him on loan for the season with the option to buy at the end of the campaign.

But a January move is said to be on the cards.

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