Team correspondent denies rumours claiming Liverpool is interested in signing Ferran Torres to replace Mohamed Salah..

Renowned independent Liverpool team correspondent Jack Lusby exclusively refuted rumours claiming that the club is interested in signing Barcelona's Spain World Cup-winning international winger Ferran Torres to replace Mohamed Salah through This is Anfield, the news website run by Liverpool's official UK supporters group on Thursday.

According to Lusby, these rumour-mongers fabricated such baseless news for only a few reasons, the most obvious being that the Reds seem to be facing multiple obstacles in finding a replacement for Mohamed Salah.

The first obstacle points to Ivorian wonderkid Yan Diomande.

With the still-under-20 RB Leipzig star having publicly stated his desire to join his father's preferred club, Paris Saint-Germain, Torres naturally became one of the "alternative candidates" mentioned by these online rumour mongers.

Secondly, with French talent Bradley Barcola still on holiday and his situation remaining uncertain, Liverpool is naturally alleged as turning their target to Torres out of impatience.

Thirdly, Torres became a "victim" of these rumour-mongers due to the arrival of his new teammate.

With the arrival of Germany international Karim Adeyemi, the former Manchester City player was naturally perceived as having "lost his place in the team."

Finally, for these rumour-mongers, "nothing is more likely to generate clicks than claiming that Liverpool are interested in signing Torres, who had just helped Spain win the 2026 FIFA World Cup."

Lusby clarified that Liverpool were interested in signing Torres years ago when he was still playing for Valencia, and since his departure from Los che, the Reds have had never had intention of signing the Spain international.

Moreover, although Torres' contract expires in the summer of 2027, Barça will still demand at least close to €100 million before agreeing to sell the player, which Liverpool sees as unworthy of spending such a large transfer fee on a player approaching 27 years old.

Upon investigation, this rumour about Liverpool's interest in signing Torres as a replacement for Salah originated from the notoiously infamous British online media outlet TeamTalk, who is also our website's "Daily Slap in the Face Party" regulars!

About Ferran Torres

The 26-year-old Ferran Torres, nicknamed El Tiburón (The Shark), was born on February 29, 2000, in Foíos, Valencia, Spain. He is 1.84 meters tall and primarily plays as a center forward, but can also play as a left or right winger.

Torres joined Valencia's youth academy at the age of six, started playing with their B team in 2016, before completing his Valencia first-team debut by coming on as a substitute in a Copa del Rey match in November of the following year.

During his three-year spell with Los che, Torres won the Copa del Rey once, attracting attention from Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Liverpool.

In August 2020, Torres joined Manchester City for €23 million.

During his six-month stint with Manchester City, despite being plagued by injuries, Torres still helped the team win the Premier League and Carabao Cup titles, reach the Champions League final, and still attracted even stronger pursuit from Barcelona.

In January 2021, Barcelona successfully signed Torres for €56 million.

Since joining the Blaugrana, so far, Torres has made 207 appearances for Barça in all competitions, scoring 65 goals and providing 23 assists, winning La Liga and the Supercopa de España three times each, and the Copa del Rey twice.

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