Significant acquisition for Barcelona, certainly when it comes to foresight. Pablo Torre, who is defined as “the next Pedri”, officially signed with the Catalans today (Friday) and will first play for Barcelona B. The club also struggled for his services with Real Madrid, but the young talent selected Xavi’s team and will play before the season with the seniors.
Barcelona will pay five million euros to his team Racing Santander, but bonuses could increase the amount to about 20 million euros, similar to the deal between the Catalans and Las Palmas on Pedri last season. He has signed for four seasons (until 2026) and will start playing for Barcelona B in the summer. The release clause is huge and will stand at no less than one hundred million euros.
The young boy burst into consciousness in 2020 with a great debut season in a racing uniform, and this season also attracted a lot of interest in Barcelona and Real Madrid, when he scored six goals and seven assists in 23 games. The youngster also impressed with the Spain Under-19 team, scoring three goals in just six appearances.
Following his style of play, his name has been compared more than once to that of Pedry. Real was the first to contact him before Christmas and even met with his family in January, when the whites learned about the matter from Barça. Despite this, the Blaugrana managed to seduce him mainly thanks to the fact that Xavi stands on the lines, which played a significant role in the choice of the young boy.
Torre has seen players like Pedry, Gabby, Nico Gonzalez, Abda Alzalzouli and more flourish under Xavi at the Camp Nou in recent months. In Spain, it was even claimed that Real doubted the possibility that he would succeed in the long run, which added to Barça’s advantage in the race over him. His release clause was € 10 million, but after negotiations with the Catalans he was sold for less, with his group being able to get double that in variables.