Pablo Torre has been the sensation of Hansi Flick's Barça this pre-season. For this reason, the German wants to count on him for this campaign, unless the player says otherwise and asks to leave the club. Given the absence of players such as Pedri, Ilkay Gündogan and Fermín López for various reasons, the Cantabrian has been chosen to be the starting midfielder in the 4-2-3-1 that the coach proposes.
Torre scored the only goal in the friendly against Olot (1-0) at the Ciutat Esportiva de Sant Joan Despí. He also added 61 minutes in the 2-2 match against Manchester City in Orlando and played another 64 minutes against Real Madrid (2-1) in New Jersey. His response on the field after a season on loan at Girona has left both the coach and the sporting management of the culé team very satisfied. So much so that they consider that the former Racing Santander player, who arrived at Barça two summers ago, has a place in the first team squad.
Flick wants to have a large squad in a campaign that is expected to be quite demanding, so he wants to cover himself from any setbacks with the national teams due to the high number of internationals he has at the club. This would be the main reason why the 21-year-old could ensure his permanence in Barcelona for at least one more season.
Torre will have to make a decision
Although it seems clear to the sporting management that the player will stay in Barcelona, the scenario would change if he asked to leave the club in search of more minutes. After all, there is a lot of competition in the midfield and it makes sense that he wants to explore other teams where he can be a starter. Those around him do not want to rush into decisions and prefer to bet on the game-by-game policy to evaluate his evolution in the almost four weeks remaining before the market closes. Everything is still open, but Torre likes Flick a lot, which would tip the balance in favor of the culés.