An €8M Clause to City Pushes Barcelona to Sell Ferran Torres to PSG

PSG has targeted Ferran Torres as the successor to Gonçalo Ramos, transferred to AC Milan, and a contractual clause linking FC Barcelona to Manchester City could accelerate the departure of the Spanish international.

According to Marca and The Athletic, if Barcelona chooses to extend the 26-year-old forward — whose contract expires in June 2027 — the Catalan club would be required to pay between €7 and €8 million to Manchester City. This obligation stems from a clause inserted when Torres transferred to Barça in December 2021. The blaugrana find themselves facing an uncomfortable choice: sell this summer or extend while assuming this additional cost, at the risk of seeing the player leave on a free transfer in summer 2026.

For now, no formal negotiations have been opened between PSG and Barcelona. The back-to-back European champions are nonetheless positioning themselves as favorites in this matter, the financial constraint weighing on the Spanish club constituting a natural lever for the Parisians.

Torres is coming off his best season in his professional career: 21 goals and 3 assists in 49 matches across all competitions. Statistics that strengthen his appeal on the market, but which also complicate Barcelona’s decision — keeping a player in top form has a price, and this clause raises it significantly.