Ferran Torres arrived at Barcelona for a medical on Monday morning as his transfer from Manchester City moves a step closer.
City only signed Torres from Valencia in the summer of 2020, but as the player progressed with the Blues and with the national team under Luis Enrique he attracted the interest of Barcelona and their new manager Xavi, who singled him out as their priority for the January window. With Pep Guardiola not wanting to keep any player at the Etihad that would rather be elsewhere, Txiki Begiristain negotiated a deal with his Barcelona counterparts.
The two clubs have agreed an initial fee of £47.6m for the Spain star to be transferred when the January window opens, as well as a further potential £8.5m in performance-related bonuses; of those additional payments, £6m of them are understood to be straightforward and easy to hit.
Torres, who has been injured since October with a fractured metatarsal picked up on international duty, posted a video on social media on Sunday of him training on his own in a pitch in Valencia.
And on Monday morning he was snapped arriving at a Barcelona hospital to undergo a medical with his new club.
Barring any unexpected issues, once the final formalities are completed the transfer is expected to be announced by both clubs this week ahead of it going through in the January transfer window.
Guardiola has already said that City will not be signing a replacement for Torres next month, although has also said that the club know they need to buy a No.9 to replace Sergio Aguero.
