DBasia.news – Manchester City will reportedly soon complete the transfer of the Spanish wing striker Ferran Torres from Valencia. The 20-year-old is recruited for 25 million euros plus a bonus of two million euros with a five-year contract (2025).
Ferran Torres was recruited by Pep Guardiola’s team to replace Leroy Sane who moved to Bayern Munich. Torres will turn on the power bang on the front lines City with Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus, and Riyad Mahrez.
Reportedly the arrival of Torres will be followed by Nathan Ake, the central defender from Bournemouth who was allegedly bought by Man City for 43 million euros. Man City moved quickly to build strength after failing to defend the Premier League title and losing to Liverpool.
Man City is getting stronger and vice versa for Valencia who has fired their coach Albert Celades and replaced it with Javi Gracia, Ferran Torres’s sales increasingly emphasized Valencia’s poor ability to sell players.
In the 12 most expensive sales that have been done by Valencia, the name Ferran Torres is in the last place. Although considered to have a bright prospect Torres ‘only’ 25 million euros. It was also not free from his contract which ended in 2021.
The most expensive sale made by Valencia occurred in the name of Gaizka Mendieta to Lazio in 2021. At that time Lazio reached into a pocket of 48 million euros. As for Lazio’s second most expensive sale occurred in 2015.
Valencia sold Nicolas Otamendi to Manchester City for 45 million euros and until now the Argentine center-back is still playing with Citizens. Reporting from Marca, the following 12 names of the most expensive sales of Valencia:
1. Gaizka Mendieta – 48 Million Euros (Lazio 2001)
2. Nicolas Otamendi – 45 Million Euros (Manchester City 2015)
3. Shkodran Mustafi – 41 Million Euros (Arsenal 2016)
4. Joao Cancelo – 40 Million Euros (Juventus 2018)
5. David Villa – 40 Million Euros (Barcelona 2010)
6. Andre Gomes – 35 Million Euros (Barcelona 2016)
7. Claudio Lopez – 32 Million Euros (Lazio 2000)
8. Paco Alcacer – 30 Million Euros (Barcelona 2016)
9. Roberto Soldado – 30 Million Euros (Tottenham Hotspur 2013)
10. David Silva – 30 Million Euros (Manchester City 2010)
11. Juan Mata – 28 Million Euros (Chelsea 2011)
12. Ferran Torres – 25 Million Euros (Manchester City 2020)