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SAT · 2026-08-15 · 10:48 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0815-102576
News/Barcelona seal deal for World Cup winner/World Cup winner Ferran Torres joins Paris Saint-Germain fro…
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World Cup winner Ferran Torres joins Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona

Paris Saint-Germain has signed Spanish forward Ferran Torres from Barcelona for a reported 50 million euros. The 26-year-old, who scored the winning goal in the recent World Cup final, has agreed to a five-year deal with the Ligue 1 champions, which will keep him at the club until 2031.

By AFP and ReutersAl JazeeraFiled 2026-08-15 · 10:48 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min
World Cup winner Ferran Torres joins Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona
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Paris Saint-Germain has signed Spanish forward Ferran Torres from Barcelona for a reported 50 million euros. The 26-year-old, who scored the winning goal in the recent World Cup final, has agreed to a five-year deal with the Ligue 1 champions, which will keep him at the club until 2031. Torres expressed his delight at joining an ambitious club and thanked President Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Luis Campos, and coach Luis Enrique for the opportunity. He previously played for Valencia and Manchester City and worked with Luis Enrique when he made his international debut for Spain. During his time at Barcelona, Torres won three La Liga titles and scored 65 goals in 207 matches.

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Torres scored the only goal in last month’s World Cup final.

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Ferran Torres signed a five-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain.

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Ferran Torres has joined Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona.

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Torres scored 21 goals and provided three assists in 49 appearances for Barcelona in their last campaign.

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The transfer fee for Ferran Torres was a reported 50 million euros ($58m).

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The 26-year-old striker cost the Ligue 1 champions a reported 50 million euros ($58m) and has signed a five-year deal.Spain international Ferran Torres, who scored the only goal in last month’s World Cup final, has signed for two-time Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona.The 26-year-old striker cost the Ligue 1 champions a reported 50 million euros ($58m).Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Keep politicians on the bus but out of sport’s driving seat, warns Coelist 2 of 4Arteta assures Arsenal fans over contract before Man City clashlist 3 of 4Head of Trump’s White House Task Force calls Infantino critics ‘jealous’list 4 of 4Liverpool to sell minority stake to consortium including Jeff Bezosend of list“Paris Saint-Germain is delighted to announce it has secured the services of Ferran Torres. The Spanish World Cup-winning forward has signed with the Club until 2031,” read a club statement on Saturday.Torres said in a statement that he was “delighted to be beginning a new adventure at such an ambitious club as Paris St Germain”.“I’d like to ‌thank President Nasser Al-Khelaifi, [PSG’s football advisor] Luis Campos and coach Luis Enrique for giving me the opportunity to join the team, which I hope to help win as many trophies as possible.”The former Valencia and Manchester City star previously worked with Luis Enrique, who as Spain coach gave him his international debut in a Nations League match against Germany in 2020.Torres, who won three La Liga titles while at Barcelona, came on as a substitute in the World Cup final, and the 65-times-capped marksman scored in extra-time to dash Argentina’s hopes of retaining their title.Nicknamed “The Shark”, he joined Barcelona in the 2021/22 season transfer window and found the net 65 times in 207 matches for Barcelona, including in the Copa del Rey final victory against Real Madrid in 2025.He scored 21 goals and provided three assists in 49 ⁠appearances across all competitions for Barca in their last campaign, ⁠as the club retained their La Liga ⁠title.
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