Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola confirmed this Thursday that the agreement to transfer forward Ferran Torres to Barcelona is about to be completed.
“When the club confirms it, it’s done,” said the coach at a press conference, who is waiting for the English club’s football director , Txiki Begiristain, inform you that the operation is signed.
Torres signed by City, from Valencia, in the summer of 2020 in exchange for 23 million euros plus 12 in variables.
🔴🎙️ LAST TIME | Guardiola, about Ferran Torres to Barça:
🤝 “I know they are negotiating and that it is close … But they still haven’t told me it’s official.”
👋 “If he leaves… I won’t be disappointed. I’m happy for him.” pic.twitter.com/JwGVK6TGCj
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) December 23, 2021
Guardiola assured that he did not try to convince Torres to stay in Manchester when the player, of 21, informed him of his desire to leave the Premier.
“ I always have the feeling that when FC Barcleona and Real Madrid knock on the door it is difficult to say no “, Guardiola explained. When Torres told him that he wanted to leave, “I told him, go away,” said the coach.
🚨💣 Guardiola confirms the Ferran pump
👀 He has recognized that Ferran Torres “is close” to being a FC Barcelona footballer, “but they still haven’t told me it’s official”
👋 “He said he wants to go and I I told him he could go out “
😃” I want the players to be happy “pic.twitter.com/AHYIOTvjX9
— Daily AS (@daily) December 23, 2021
“ I want my players to be happy. If you are not happy, you have to go. We are not a club in which there are presidents and CEOs saying: ‘No, you have to stay’. Players and clubs have to agree ”, he added.
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