Overview
- Barcelona decided on June 12, 2026, to start renewal talks with Ferran Torres instead of waiting until September or October.
- Torres’s current contract runs to June 30, 2027, and the club is weighing a three- to four-year extension that could keep him at Camp Nou until about 2030.
- The club plans to run a dual-track approach by negotiating a new deal while remaining open to outside offers for Torres.
- The move follows Lewandowski’s departure and stalled external recruitment, and it reflects Torres’s shift under Hansi Flick from wide winger to central forward coupled with a reported 21-goal season.
- Barcelona frames the push as risk management to protect Torres’s market value and preserve transfer flexibility, which could limit the need for a costly striker signing this summer.