Barcelona are waiting on Ferran Torres, and the forward's decision may end up shaping their striker plan more than anything else this summer. PSG are the strongest suitors, Tottenham have kept contact with his camp, and Barcelona want him to stay. Torres, meanwhile, is on holiday while the market keeps moving around him.

Barcelona want to keep their most productive forward

The case for keeping Torres is pretty clear. He finished last season with 21 goals and 3 assists in 49 appearances, and only Julián Alvarez was mentioned as scoring more in the wider internal comparison, with 24 goals to Torres's 21. He also scored 16 La Liga goals, joint-most by any Spanish player in the competition.

Hansi Flick has already said Torres is still important to Barcelona. Speaking to si.com, Flick said: "I had contact [with Torres] during the World Cup. But now they have holidays and I respect this. And of course he's a player from us and he's shown in many games last season how important he can be for us and this is what we want."

PSG push hardest, Tottenham stay in the frame

PSG are the club pushing hardest. Teamtalk reported that Tottenham have maintained contact with Torres's representatives and want the chance to discuss a move back to the Premier League, which keeps them in the picture if his mind changes.

Barcelona are also prepared to sell this summer rather than risk losing Torres for nothing next year, but that is still a conditional stance rather than a settled one. The fee being discussed is around €55 million, and there is one year left on his contract.

Torres's own line is still the one Barcelona will like most. Speaking to goal.com, he said: "You always have to keep believing, with hard work everything comes and that's how it has been."

That sounds like a player who knows his value. Barcelona certainly do, and they are waiting for the call that decides whether their striker picture stays intact or needs a reset before the window closes.

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