Ferran Torres arrived to the rows of the FC Barcelona like part of a positive market of winter for the Barcelona team after a difficult first-half of season in which it was not possible to concretise the pass to the eighth of final of the Champions, what finish with the cycle of Ronald Koeman to give step to the interinato of Sergi Barjuan and later to the arrival of Xavi Hernández to the technical direction.
In recent statements, his agent, Héctor Peris Ros, has revealed to 'The Gazzetta dello Sport' that the extreme was very near to arrive to the Italian football when it still was a member of the team 'che': "Ferran had to go out of Valencia and was very near of the Juve. Even we were looking for a house in Turín. But there was not agreement between clubs and Ferran went to the City, before going back to Spain".
Nevertheless, it sustains that the offer by part of the 'Vecchia Signora' was not very attractive in monetary terms, what carried to his club desist of this possibility in favour of an eventual signing by the team directed by Pep Guardiola: "However, the proposal of Juventus did not satisfy financially to Valencia, by what Ferran joined to the Manchester City before returning to Barcelona".
The 'plan B' of the Juventus
In front of the refusal of the Valencian to dress the T-shirt 'bianconera', finished opting by Kenan Andıldız for the Spring (filial sub-19 of the Juventus), also ascribed to the wallet of represented of Peris Ros. The midfield player also could arrive to the City Condal, but the agent felt that it had to him something to the team turinés: "The Barcelona and the Bayern also wanted to it, but, personally, felt me in debt with the Juventus after the occurred with Ferran, and the boy was convinced of mudarse to Italy".
Likewise, it has indicated that at present it does not have any type of problems with the managerial juventina: "it Is in good terms with the trainer of the Spring, Paolo Montero, and can have a similar path to the one of Ferran or Pedri. I am safe that his level of football is the same. However, we do not have haste. When the Juventus want to, could debut in the Series C with the team NextGen. Sucederá Prompt, this season".