The news of Gavi’s serious injury has shocked FC Barcelona and opened a new chapter in its winter market strategy. The long-term injury to Los Palacios’ young talent has left a gap in the team that the Barça club is keen to fill. The interesting thing is that Barça has the financial flexibility to sign a player until June, with a salary not exceeding 80% of Gavi’s salary, without affecting the team’s salary cap.
This situation opens up various opportunities for Barcelona in the winter market. One option is to borrow a player from another club who can add quality and depth to the team. In addition, there is the possibility of recovering a player who is currently on loan to another team and in this context the figure of Pablo Torre appears.
According to Sport newspaper, Barça have been closely monitoring Pablo Torre’s situation at Girona, where he has seen limited action, playing just 119 minutes in the season. This is in contrast to his prominent role in the under-21 team, where he contributed two goals and two assists in the four European Championship qualifiers.
There is speculation about the reasons for Torre’s lack of playing minutes in Girona. It has been suggested that coaches feel he needs to improve his defensive work and be more consistent on the ball. It was also pointed out that he sometimes risks too much, which affects the team by losing the ball. However, no one questions his talent, especially his ability at set pieces and his ability to help his teammates.
Low cost option.
With Gavi’s injury, the possibility that Pablo Torre will be healthy again in January increases. Barcelona could benefit from his talent and versatility in midfield as long as the player is willing to return and Girona agrees to end the loan. This would be a cheap option to strengthen the midfield as it will not be very expensive to bring him from Girona and the player could add minutes to the Barça team.