JUST-IN: Ferran Torres, registered, will be able to play against Madrid

Ferran Torres was registered as a Barcelona player in LaLiga on Tuesday evening. He will therefore be eligible to play against Real Madrid on Wednesday in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals.

Xavi Hernandez will therefore be able to count on the former Manchester City striker for the Spanish Super Cup semi-final against Real Madrid. An idea that the coach already had clear in his head, as he stated in the press conference prior to the game.

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It should not be news, and even less so at a club the size of Barca, when a reinforcement player is registered. But the serious economic problems that the club is going through have jeopardised what should have been nothing more than a formality. In fact, in the offices they had to work hard and against the clock to achieve it.

The icing on the cake was the renewal of Samuel Umtiti. The centre-back, who does not count for the club and is in the exit plans, extended his contract until 2026 on the condition that he reduces his salary, a margin that Barcelona have used to be able to count on Ferran.