Views: 19
Speaking after Barcelona’s 3-5 defeat to Arsenal in their first pre-season friendly, forward Ferran Torres has underlined his stance of not wanting to leave the club this summer.
The 23-year-old forward has been heavily linked with a departure in the ongoing transfer window. It has been suggested that the Blaugrana wish to sell him for €40 million or at least loan him out for two seasons to reduce their salary mass temporarily.
Torres, though, has no intention of leaving Barcelona and has made it clear during his interaction with the media after the game against Arsenal, during which he was on the scoresheet.
“The names – on the exit ramp – are placed by the journalists. I have a contract here, I’m staying. I don’t care what anyone says about me. I’m going to work as hard as anyone else,” Torres said, as quoted by SPORT.
Torres admitted that the last season was far from ideal for him on a personal level and he took it as a learning opportunity.
“I’m the first to be self-critical, it wasn’t a good season last year but I learned a lot. These ups and downs have helped me to be stronger now,” the Spanish international admitted.
Talking about the performance of Barcelona on the night against Arsenal, Torres added:
“We wanted to win, but Arsenal played very well. We lacked rhythm, we were imprecise and the pitch didn’t help. Now we have to think about Madrid, train hard, and get into a rhythm.”
As iterated earlier, Torres was on target for Barça against Arsenal, scoring the third goal for his team in the 88th minute. Stressing on the importance of a goalscoring start for an attacker, he said:
“It’s very important for a forward to start scoring, to get off to a good start. I’m going to fight for a place in the team, and let the coach decide.”
Views: 19