ONE OF THE TWO WILL SAY GOODBYE THIS SUMMER
Who will leave Barcelona? Raphinha and Ferran Torres are two-faced in the eyes of the board
On August 18, the FC Barcelona board had the opportunity to see Raphinha and Ferran Torres in action in the league debut against Valencia at Mestalla and only one of them would have earned continuity in the Catalan capital
The board of directors of FC Barcelona has to make a decision. The Blaugrana team needs to sell more players before the transfer market closes and they would have several targets in mind. Two of them are Raphinha and Ferran Torres. Both players are on the 'tightrope' and their performance against Valencia could have sentenced their permanence or departure from the flick team this August.
With the arrival of Dani Olmo to the team, an 'overbooking' has been generated in the attack of the Blaugrana club, so Hansi Flick had to evaluate the entire squad to reach a conclusion of who will be the players he will count on for the next campaign and who will say goodbye. Vitor Roque was one of the first discards, but Ferran would also be included in his list of departures and what he showed in Mestalla may have been the last we will see of him in the Ciudad Condal.
Who will stay at Barça?
At the end of the Barcelona match, through the media 'Jijantes' it was learned that both Raphinha and Ferran Torres were being observed by the sports management and that it would have been the Brazilian who would have left positive feelings, while the Spaniard would have been 'indebted' in the 65 minutes he was on the field.
The Foios native has not managed to make a place for himself in the starting eleven or stand out from the rest of his competition. Although he is not a bad player, he could fit better in another club and thanks to his good records in the 2023/24 season, he would have several teams interested. The Blaugrana board hopes to obtain about 30 million euros to let him go this season, although right now there are no talks with any club.
For his part, Raphinha was present throughout the match, where he did a good job and caused the penalty that would give the culé team the tie and subsequent comeback. Despite this, his sale is not ruled out, although the Brazilian has always said that he wants to earn a place in Flick's team, where he would be a substitute for Lamine Yamal on the right wing. His departure would leave the club's coffers with around 80 million euros, which would serve to balance the financial situation. The board will have to make a decision. Will it be Ferran or Raphinha who will say goodbye? We will know soon.
