Ferran Torres | Signs for Barcelona (see main forum)

[kun]

Only people who are short sighted

The short sighted ones are the ones who constantly have something to complain about despite City being easily the best team in England, nearly every year.

 

[Boo or Boo-urns]

Pep shutting down any speculation of a January striker signing.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

I knew we should never have sold Jo to Everton.

We didn't, he was only ever there on loan.

 

[hazmcfc]

This is one we will regret in my opinion.

 

[gaz76]

Thats the first time i seen the press conference, pep has basically said"listen mate, get your shitbag agent and tell him your not good enough anyway, adios amigo" £55million for a lad that cant quite hit the ball, good work if you ask me

 

[GoatersLeftShin]

I think this is decent business by the club if I'm honest.

I think Torres is a good young player, but let's be honest if he was at Arsenal, Chelsea, United or Liverpool we wouldn't be clamouring to buy him. Sure, he has shown some great touches and scored some decent goals but he's neither a centre forward or better than our wide players. His biggest problem is that he's good but doesn't seem to have any position.

He's done well enough for his age for us and I think he will do well in Barcelona. He will be one of those that 'got away' I suspect but sometimes a move doesn't work out for whatever reason. I'm sure Chelsea will buy him for £100m in 5 years time and the press will be saying the club cocked up, but at the moment I don't see him as anything more than a squad player at best. I suspect he needs to play in Spain where he knows the league and language.

Let's also be honest, Mr Guardiola knows a thing or two about footballers and he seems happy for the deal to go through. He might make the odd noise but he's okay with this overall. If he's happy, I'm happy.

We've made a tidy profit on a player we won't miss. We have to give the club a LOT of credit on this one!

 

[Tomblue]

I bet your fun at a party

You are allowed to disagree with a decision by the club .

In saying that I don't think we will miss him too much this season or perhaps next but I do think he could be a really top player in the next few years and it also feels like we're doing Barca a favour, simply because of the history with the guys running our club now. We will see!

 

[Cobwebcat]

Not a chance I believe that, I think we would have snapped there hands off anything over 10 million for Garcia.

You are right I think we wanted 15 they offered 9. Either way we got zilch.

 

[LongsightM13]

You are right I think we wanted 15 they offered 9. Either way we got zilch.

They offered something pitiful like €2m upfront with another €7-8m depending on him winning the Ballon D’Or, the Best Director Oscar and the Nobel Prize for Physics. We were right to send the cheeky cunts packing

 

[Coatigan]

Barca offered 15 million and we took nothing 6 months later. They both asked to leave.

Most reports I read said that Torres was happy to stay if City could not come to an arrangement with Barca.

It was a year later. And it was 10m, half what we were looking for. That year of having him as cover while not taking up a squad space, giving ruben and stones a break at times and allowing thb to go out on loan was worth the 10m imho. As was simply sticking to our valuation.

Who knows what the real worth of the 55m we are getting for Torres will be, lets wait and see.