Ferran Torres could play for Barca for the first time on Wednesday. It is now clear which shirt number he will get.
New signing Ferran Torres will wear the shirt number ’19’ at FC Barcelona in the future. That shared the Blaugrana before the duel in the Spanish Supercup with arch-rivals Real Madrid officially with.
The ’19’ wore the Blaugrana before the 55 million purchase by Manchester City Sergio Aguero. However, the Argentine had to end his career a few weeks ago due to heart problems and so the number became free again.
FC Barcelona: Messi also wore the ’19’
Before Torres and Agüero, Kevin-Prince Boateng and ex-goalscorer Patrick Kluivert played this number at Barca. Club legend Lionel Messi also started his career with the ’19’ before taking on the prestigious ’10’.
Torres had worn the ’21’ at his former club, Manchester City. The striker could be on Wednesday evening in the Supercopa against Real make their debut in the Barca shirt. The attacker survived a corona infection and registered Barcelona him, after this was previously not possible due to problems with adhering to the upper salary limit, for gaming operations.