Safi \u2013 Paris Saint-Germain signed Spain forward Ferran Torres from Barcelona on Saturday, adding a World Cup winner to their attack in place of the departed Gon\u00e7alo Ramos.<\/p>\n
Torres signed a contract until 2031 and will wear the number 9 shirt, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) announced<\/a>. Neither club disclosed a fee, though Goal reported<\/a> a figure of around \u20ac50 million (MAD 560 million).<\/p>\n The forward said the chance to win a first Champions League drove his decision. \u201cIt\u2019s a winning project, built around very young players, so it\u2019s set up for years to come,\u201d Torres said in his first interview<\/a> as a PSG player. \u201cI\u2019ve never won one, and I believe this is the right club to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n Torres arrived days after scoring the winner in Spain\u2019s World Cup final, a moment he called \u201cprobably one of the happiest days of my life.\u201d He struck a measured note on the move, adding: \u201cThis is a winning team, so I have to live up to that standard.\u201d<\/p>\n Read also: Hakimi Helps PSG Open New Season With UEFA Super Cup Title<\/a><\/p>\n A reunion with Luis Enrique<\/p>\n The signing is PSG\u2019s fourth of the summer and reunites Torres with Luis Enrique, who coached him with Spain between 2019 and 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sporting advisor Luis Campos had made the striker a priority after Gon\u00e7alo Ramos left for AC Milan in a reported \u20ac70 million deal, with Bournemouth\u2019s Eli Junior Kroupi among the other names considered.<\/p>\n Torres described<\/a> the coach as \u201ca father figure\u201d in football. \u201cWhen I trained with him on the national team, he always showed great faith in me,\u201d he recalled.\u00a0<\/p>\n Luis Enrique welcomed the versatility, telling<\/a> reporters his new forward \u201cadapts perfectly, because he can play anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n Torres joined Barcelona from Manchester City in January 2022 and scored 65 goals in 207 games, including 21 goals and three assists in 49 appearances last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n The 65-cap international scored the winner in Spain\u2019s 1-0 extra-time victory over Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final.<\/p>\n A right winger by trade, the Valencia native has grown into a forward comfortable across the front line, an option PSG see as distinct from Ramos.<\/p>\n The transfer is unlikely to be PSG\u2019s last piece of summer business, with a move for Ajax winger Mika Godts reported<\/a> to be close.<\/p>\n