{"id":1101957,"date":"2026-07-21T05:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T05:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1101957\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T05:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T05:02:17","slug":"liverpool-now-want-to-sign-spains-2026-fifa-world-cup-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1101957\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool now want to sign Spain&#8217;s 2026 FIFA World Cup hero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Liverpool have a lot of work to do between now and the end of the summer transfer window to reinforce their squad, particularly in attack.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And now<strong>, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsfrance.com\/2026\/liverpool-express-interest-in-psg-target-ferran-torres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Loic Tanzi of L\u2019Equipe<\/a> reports that the Reds are interested in signing Ferran Torres from Barcelona, with PSG also in the running to secure his signature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The versatile striker is the man of the hour after scoring the solitary goal in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final for Spain vs Argentina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before the tournament, Torres was heavily linked with a move to PSG. And now, it appears as if Liverpool\u2019s interest in the Spain international has seemingly increased his market value.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool want Ferran Torres<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Torres is no stranger to the Premier League, having represented Manchester City after bursting onto the scene at Valencia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Barcelona, he has had his fair share of ups and downs and featured as a versatile option in attack last season under Hansi Flick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Spain, Mikel Oyarzabal led the line, but the Barcelona man featured regularly as a substitute, scoring two goals in the tournament, including his priceless winner in the final.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 I think Liverpool probably need two attackers (if as I expect Chiesa leaves) and I would absolutely take Ferran Torres if he\u2019s available. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kjfxc03Ozq\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Kjfxc03Ozq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bence Bocs\u00e1k (@BenBocsak) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BenBocsak\/status\/2078970420074586300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the aforementioned report, Barcelona have put him up for sale, with Liverpool\u2019s interest set to drive up his price.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, it is worth noting that his contract expires next summer, so the Reds may have an advantage if they decide to make an official offer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Spanish striker with F Torres on the back? We\u2019ve read this book before and wouldn\u2019t say no to watching him at Anfield!<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool have a lot of work to do between now and the end of the summer transfer window&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1101958,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,23570,4884,179,16,15],"class_list":["post-1101957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-liverpool","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-ferran-torres","tag-great-britain","tag-liverpool","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116956217114789113","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1101957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1101958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1101957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1101957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1101957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}