Barcelona agrees to Torres' transfer to Paris Saint-Germain

Barcelona, the holders of the Spanish league title, have agreed to a transfer of international striker Ferran Torres to French European champions Paris Saint-Germain for 50 million euros ($57 million), according to Spanish media.

The two European giants have reached a preliminary agreement on the 26-year-old player’s move to France on a five-year contract, according to press reports citing sources at Barcelona.

Only one year remained on Torres’ contract. He scored the winning goal for Spain in the 2026 World Cup final against Argentina.

According to a source at the Catalan club who spoke to Agence France-Presse, Barcelona had initially rejected an offer of 40 million euros ($46 million) on Monday.

Torres joined Barcelona in 2021 from English club Manchester City for more than 55 million euros ($63 million). German coach Hansi Flick has used him as a backup striker behind Polish forward Robert Lewandowski since taking charge of the team in the summer of 2024.

Torres has often played a decisive role when coming on as a substitute. The Valencia academy graduate scored 40 goals in 94 matches across all competitions over the past two seasons.

Last month, Torres scored the winning goal for Spain in extra time of the World Cup final against Argentina, securing La Roja’s second world title.

His departure will intensify Flick’s search for new attacking options following the exits of Lewandowski and English forward Marcus Rashford.

The club has already signed English forward Anthony Gordon from Newcastle and German winger Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund.