Arsenal has been touted to make a couple of moves in the transfer window this January and there have been many options that have been considered, as TBR recently reported that the Gunners are interested in signing Barcelona’s winger, Ferran Torres.
Barcelona, under new coach, Hansi-Dieter Flick, are currently on top of the Spanish La Liga, but much of their success this season has been attributed to the consistency of their front three of Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski, which has essentially relegated Torres to a handful of fringe appearances this campaign.
Torres has scored only one goal this season, in the 7-0 demolition of Real Valladolid, but for most of the campaign, he has been limited to mixture of starts and substitute appearances, and would prefer to feature consistently.
Barcelona is open to selling Ferran Torres
According to Catalan sporting outfit, Sport, Barcelona is open to selling Torres amid claims that Arsenal are interested in his services. The Barcelona forward has valuable Premier League experience from his time at Manchester City where he scored 16 goals and provided four assists in 63 games for the Cityzens, and this included a brace in the 5-0 demolition of Arsenal three years ago.
In addition to Arsenal’s links with Torres, the Gunners are also considering a bid for a more expensive option in Nico Williams, but he would cost a whopping sum of 150 million Euros. Williams and Torres were part of the Spanish national team squad that won the European Championships last summer, which both players contributing to that cause.