Paris Saint-Germain has intensified its efforts to finalize the transfer deal for the Spanish Ferran Torres, Barcelona's striker, during the next few days, in an attempt to compensate for the loss of the Ivorian winger Yan Diomande who moved to Real Madrid at the last moments, amid great Parisian that the deal will be completed by exploiting the player's desire to change the atmosphere.
The Catalan newspaper "Sport" said that the Parisian club considers Torres, along with Monaco's winger Akliouch with whom it has already reached a preliminary agreement, the main targets to complete its attacking formation before the end of the summer transfer window, especially after the expected departure of Kolo Muani to Juventus, and Barcola to Liverpool.
Paris Saint-Germain's initial plan was centered around signing Diomande as a top priority, but Real Madrid's sudden appearance took them out of the competition, as they had an agreement with the player, but they refused to meet Leipzig's financial demands amounting to more than 100 million euros, while the Royal Club agreed to pay 120 million euros, which prompted the Parisian administration to speed up the pace of negotiations in other files to avoid further delays.
The money is ready
Paris Saint-Germain began contacting Torres immediately after completing the sale of Gonzalo Ramos to Milan, as the technical director Luis Enrique wants to sign him as an option for the pure striker position, especially since the 26-year-old player has opened the door to leaving Barcelona amid his hesitation to renew his contract that expires in one year.
The departure of Kolo Muani is a decisive factor in completing the Torres deal, as Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus have been negotiating the transfer for several weeks, and all indications point to a preliminary agreement worth 40 million euros, which is the same amount that the Parisian club intends to spend on signing the Spanish star.
Paris Saint-Germain manages its financial resources very carefully, and intends to finance all its deals through selling players in compliance with the financial fair play rules, as the departure of Barcola - for whom the Parisian club is asking Liverpool 170 million euros - will enable the club to sign Akliouch from Monaco, in addition to a top-class central defender.
Enrique the trump card
Paris Saint-Germain is preparing to present an attractive offer to Torres that includes a 4-year contract with a higher salary than his current one at Barcelona, at a time when the Catalan club wants to keep him, but renewing and extending his contract will be postponed to next September, and the figures offered will be lower than the Parisian offer.
In the end, the decision is up to the player himself, but Paris Saint-Germain is confident in its ability to win this battle, especially since Torres has expressed a clear desire to change the atmosphere, and the presence of Luis Enrique as coach of the Parisian club and the extension of his contract for a long period has given the player and his agents convincing reasons to make this move, in light of the good relationship that links the Spanish coach with his compatriot