Barcelona were without Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez and Ilkay Gundogan for Saturday's La Liga opener against Valencia, while Pedri was only fit enough for the bench. That left Pablo Torre as the only natural attacking midfielder available to Hansi Flick, but despite this, he played zero minutes at Mestalla.
Fermín López will return to training on Tuesday. @fansjavimiguel
— Barcacentre (@barcacentre) August 18, 2024
Flick opted to use Raphinha centrally, with Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres on the wings. For Torre, this seems to be an indication that he will not be counted on this season, making a departure on the coming one seem even more inevitable.
Ace for Sportclubs in La Liga and Segunda are interested in signing Torre, and it would not be surprising if Barcelona sanctioned a departure before the summer transfer window closes on June 30.
Tower came to Barcelona in the summer of 2022 with a lot of promise, but his chances in the first team have been few and far between. It remains to be seen whether he will leave for good, although this is his second loan in two years.
