Barcelona will start their league campaign on August 23, a week later than the majority of La Liga clubs, and that's a great thing for the Catalans. It will not only give the Barca, particularly their Spain internationals who lifted the World Cup, more time to rest, but also give the club extra time to find a striker to bolster their attack.Given that Robert Lewandowski had already left and the situation surrounding Julian Alvarez's potential arrival shows no signs of progress, Hansi Flick was poised to start the season with Ferran Torres as the only centre-forward in the squad.However, according to the latest reports from Marca, La Roja's World Cup hero, who scored the winner in the final against Argentina, is set to leave Camp Nou for Paris Saint-Germain!🚨 Ferran Torres has chosen to sign for PSG from Barcelona.Barring a major surprise, the Spanish forward will play for PSG this season.The transfer is expected to be worth €50M and should be completed by next Wednesday.(Source: @MARCA) pic.twitter.com/EILgtgqxM4— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 8, 2026 Torres and the rest of Barca's Spanish internationals were supposed to return to the club next Wednesday, but the striker isn't likely to be among them, as he is expected to already be in the French capital by thenThe reigning La Liga champions reportedly agreed to sell the 26-year-old only if he asked to leave, which he has now done, leaving Barcelona with their hands tied.Liverpool secure Barca's captainAccording to Marca, the Catalans will receive around €50 million, though the negotiations between the two sides regarding the fee and bonuses are still ongoing.Unless Barcelona manage to reach an agreement with Alvarez or another striker over the next two weeks, Hansi Flick will have no choice but to turn to one of La Masia’s young centre-forwards or use one of his remaining attacking players (Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Karim Adeyemi, Anthony Gordon) as a makeshift No. 9.##NAJAVA_MECA_9884000##
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