Why Barcelona's Ferran Torres could be the answer for PSG to keep dominating Europe?

Ferran Torres had a summer that will live long in his memory. Not only did the 26-year-old make La Roja's final 26-man squad for the World Cup, but he scored the winning goal for Luis de La Fuente's side in the World Cup final last month as a substitute. It was a well-deserved goal as Argentina didn't register a shot on target throughout the 120 minutes.

Lionel Scaloni's game plan was to take the game to penalties, where they would rely on brilliance from Emiliano Martinez. Torres has since been linked to a move to the European champions, but nothing concrete has happened thus far. Here at PSG Post, we discuss why signing Ferran Torres from Barcelona makes sense.

Why signing Ferran Torres is massively important for PSG?

They need a backup striker for Ousmane Dembélé

Les Parisiens don't have depth in the number nine position as Randal Kolo Muani has gone out on loan to Juventus, and Gonçalo Ramos has joined AC Milan for £70 million. Torres would be more than adequate backup for Dembélé as he has proven his worth last season, when he scored 16 goals in 33 appearances for the club. These are remarkable stats for a player who was brought in as Robert Lewandowski's backup. Torres is more than capable of posing a selection headache for Luis Enrique if he joins the club this upcoming season.

He won't be expensive

Barcelona would be willing to sell Ferran Torres for £55 million. This is not an unreasonable asking price, considering that they sold Goncalo Ramos to AC Milan for £ 65 million. Torres is arguably a better player than Ramos, and they are roughly the same age. Considering that Real Madrid wanted to pay more than £100 million for Yan Diomande, paying £55 million for the Spanish international is reasonable in today's market. If they paid too much for him, then he would be under pressure to hit the ground running.

They can get rid of other attackers

If the club can get the deal with Torres over the line, they can turn their attention to selling other attackers. One of the attackers they are trying to get rid of is Bradley Barcola. Barcola has been linked with a move to Liverpool, but the Reds are reluctant to pay the club's asking price of £145 million. If Les Parisiens don't lower the asking price, it will be difficult to imagine anyone paying that much for the French international. This will be a blow for the 23-year-old because it is going to be more difficult to start games with increased competition from Maghnes Akliouche.

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