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Torres heads to PSG; Barcelona hunt striker

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2026-08-03 19:18 UTC → 2026-08-06 12:47 UTC · added removed

Torres transfer talks intensify; Foden re‑signs heads to PSG; Barcelona hunt striker

Barcelona’s bid to retain negotiations over forward Ferran Torres remains stalled as his have moved forward. Paris Saint‑Germain opened formal talks with the club in early August 2026, aiming to secure Torres – whose contract runs to June 2027. The club has raised its asking price to about €60 million and must pay an €8 million bonus to Manchester City if a sale proceeds. Paris Saint‑Germain continue 2027 – as the leading suitor, offering a more lucrative deal and waiting priority signing to see whether Torres’s market value stabilises. Barcelona’s board replace the departing Gonçalo Ramos. Barcelona sporting director Luis Enrique indicated the hierarchy is set to meet next week prepared to decide between a renewal and negotiate a sale, while coach Hansi Flick reiterated the club also begins scouting replacements need for a new centre‑forward after Robert Lewandowski’s move to MLS and the possible departure of its current No 9, evaluating uncertainty surrounding Torres’ future. Flick said internal options such as Lamine Yamal, Anthony Gordon and Karim Adeyemi. Manchester City have ended transfer speculation around England midfielder Phil Foden by securing Adeyemi are being evaluated but a new four‑year proven striker remains essential. A few days later Torres announced he will join PSG when his Barcelona contract – with an optional fifth year – that keeps him at the club until 2030. The deal was confirmed in multiple statements expires in July and August, and the club simultaneously extended Uzbek defender Abdul Kader Khosanov to 2031. Despite interest from AC Milan, Galatasaray, summer, citing limited playing time and other European sides, City’s management, now under Enzo Maresca, has ruled out any sale. Other clubs have entered the Foden market: Galatasaray completed a loan for Lesley Ugochukwu and publicly pursued Foden with a €70 million target, while AC Milan listed him as a priority signing, planning a €50‑70 million deal funded by club’s financial constraints. The forward, who scored the sale of Rafael Leão. Barcelona winning goal in the 2026 World Cup final, also monitored Foden as part of its broader summer recruitment, alongside accepted a separate pursuit of goalkeeper Aïmeric Laporte. Overall, role as image ambassador for the summer window sees Barcelona juggling Torres’s future Comunitat Valenciana and threw the ceremonial first pitch at a striker replacement, while New York Yankees game. Meanwhile, Manchester City consolidates its have solidified their core by locking in extending midfielder Phil Foden to 2030 and defender Abdul Kader Khosanov amid to 2031, rejecting external interest.

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  1. 2026-08-06 12:47 UTC Torres heads to PSG; Barcelona hunt striker
  2. 2026-08-03 19:18 UTC Torres transfer talks intensify; Foden re‑signs
  3. 2026-08-01 20:42 UTC Torres transfer talks intensify; Foden re‑signs

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