Barcelona Ties Ferran Torres Until 2027, Release Clause of IDR 16 Trillion

Ferran Torres (Twitter @fcbarcelona)

JAKARTA - Barcelona has officially completed the transfer of Spanish national team striker Ferran Torres from Manchester City.

Financial details of the transfer were not disclosed, but several reports in England and Spain had previously said that Barcelona would pay around 55 million euros for the player, with an additional 10 million euros (approximately IDR 161 billion.

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Cited from Antara, Barca stated that Torres has signed a contract until June 2027 and he will have a release clause of 1 billion euros (equivalent to IDR 16 trillion).

"Hello Culers, I am very happy to announce that today I will be joining this club. See you soon," Torres said in a video.

Torres joined City from Valencia in August last year on a five-year contract and has made 43 appearances in all competitions, scoring 16 goals.

The 21-year-old has been out of action since he picked up a serious foot injury while playing for Spain in the UEFA Nations League final, which France won in October.

Torres record with the Matador team is quite good after scoring 12 goals in 22 international matches.

Torres' arrival is expected to boost Xavi's Barcelona attack, which has struggled to score goals this season after being left behind by Lionel Messi and Antoince Griezmann.

Barcelona is currently seventh in LaLiga after a poor start to the season that led to the sacking of coach Ronald Koeman, with former club captain Xavi Hernandez taking over.