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PSG Signs Ferran Torres From Barcelona Until 2031

8/16/2026

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Torres Joins PSG

Paris Saint-Germain signed Spain forward Ferran Torres from Barcelona on a deal until 2031 for €50 million.
Torres, who scored Spain’s winner against Argentina in the 19 July 2026 World Cup final, reunites with PSG coach Luis Enrique, who gave him his Spain debut.
He posted 21 goals and three assists in 49 games for Barcelona, helping retain La Liga.

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Torres Milestones

He debuted on 16 December 2017 versus Eibar, becoming La Liga’s first 21st-century-born player.
At 19 years, 324 days he became Valencia’s youngest to reach 50 league games.
He scored Valencia’s first Champions League goal by a player born in the 2000s.
After transferring to Manchester City in 2020, he scored his first club goal against Burnley in the EFL Cup.

History

Historical Context

On 15 December 1995 the European Court of Justice ruled in Jean-Marc Bosman’s case that EU footballers could leave at contract end without a fee and clubs could field unlimited EU players. The decision sparked the first high-profile Bosman move—Edgar Davids from Ajax to Milan in 1996—and by 2007 foreign players comprised 57 % of squads in England and Germany.

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Torres Joins PSG

Paris Saint-Germain signed Spain forward Ferran Torres from Barcelona on a deal until 2031 for €50 million.
Torres, who scored Spain’s winner against Argentina in the 19 July 2026 World Cup final, reunites with PSG coach Luis Enrique, who gave him his Spain debut.
He posted 21 goals and three assists in 49 games for Barcelona, helping retain La Liga.

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