The manager of Barcelona, Hansi Flick, is not blessed with great depth in his team, but the area in which it is perhaps more difficult to come for minutes is the midfield. The return of Frenkie de Jong and Gavi from injury meant a rapid decline in the involvement of Pablo Torre.
The 21-year-old has vowed to fight for his place this season, despite stiff competition, and at the start of the season he had a series of fine cameos. However, with de Jong and Gavi returning, Torre has not played in Barcelona's last five games. Sport say that while he had been intent on staying at the club, appreciating Barcelona and Flick's desire to keep him in the team, his lack of involvement could see him look for alternatives in January.
One thing that the Catalan newspaper says has not changed is the large number of clubs that are interested in him for a loan move. The Copa del Rey clash against Barbastro, the first Barcelona of 2025, will be crucial to assess Flick's intentions with him.
Torre has played 267 minutes this season, but has managed four goal contributions in that time, averaging one every 67 minutes. Torre showed some of the attributes that Barcelona first seen in him, his shot, the movement and the final pass, but with de Jong still short of minutes, and Fermin Lopez also in the mix, another loan move would make sense.