Ferran Torres Set to Join PSG as Barcelona Training Continues

Ferran Torres is already living with one foot out of Barcelona.

For the second day running, the 26-year-old forward was absent from FC Barcelona’s Thursday morning session, with the club maintaining the permission granted to him as he finalises a move to PSG. He was initially expected back in Hansi Flick’s training on Wednesday. Instead, he is edging towards Paris with the full approval of the Catalan club.

Deal close at €55 million

Talks between Barcelona and the French and European champions are in their decisive stretch. Multiple reliable reports align: the agreement for Ferran to join PSG is very close.

The structure on the table points to a total package of around €55 million, including add-ons, as both clubs work through the final details. On the player’s side, everything is already in place. Ferran has an agreement with Les Parisiens, and Luis Enrique has drawn up a clear plan for how to integrate the Spain international into his squad.

So Ferran waits. No training, no risk, no distractions. Just the final signatures left between two giants trying to close one of the summer’s notable moves.

World Cup winners filter back in

While Ferran edges towards the exit, some of Barcelona’s World Cup winners are stepping back into the rhythm of group work.

Of the four players who returned on Wednesday and initially followed individual programmes, Pau Cubarsi, Dani Olmo and Lamine Yamal rejoined the main group at the start of Thursday’s session. Their presence adds quality and energy to Flick’s drills as pre-season planning sharpens.

Pedri, though, stayed inside. The midfielder continued working in the gym and did not appear on the pitch, as the club manage his workload carefully.

Six in limbo as Barça trims the squad

Away from the headline names, a different kind of tension hangs over a group of younger players training apart from the main squad.

Marc Casado, Hector Fort, Jofre Torrents, Tommy Marques, Guille Fernandez and Toni Fernandez all continue to work separately while they wait for clarity on their futures. For all six, the situation remains complicated. Barcelona are intent on reducing the size of the squad and seeking exits for those who do not figure in Flick’s plans.

Every session for them feels like a holding pattern: fit, focused, but not fully part of the picture.

Academy faces stay under Flick’s eye

Not all of the club’s youngsters are on the way out. A core group of reserve-team players remains under Hansi Flick’s orders as he shapes his first-team options.

Aron Yaakobishvili is among them, even as he edges closer to a move to Almeria. Alongside him, Alvaro Cortes, Xavi Espart, Jordi Pesquer, Ebrima Tunkara, Orian Goren, Brian Farinas and forward Hamza Abdelkarim continue to train with the seniors.

For those players, every drill is an audition, every small-sided game a chance to stay in the coach’s thoughts as Barcelona enter the final stretch of their pre-season squad planning.

One established forward is heading for Paris. A cluster of hopefuls are fighting to stay. Flick’s first Barça squad is being carved out in real time, and the decisions made this week will echo deep into the season.