Barcelona won't sign Ferran Torres in January due to salary restrictions, their president Joan Laporta has confirmed. Torres emerged as a transfer target for Barca last week, and the young Spaniard is open to a move back to Spain, appreciating the interest in his services from new manager Xavi.
Barcelona officials visited City last week, meeting Pep Guardiola and publicly confirming their interest through vice-president Rafael Yuste, who was quoted as saying last week: "Ferran is a great player and we are working with discretion. "We have friends at Manchester City and there is good relationship.
Ferran Reverter [Barcelona CEO] has paid a courtesy call. I understand the questions but, out of respect for the players and the clubs, we
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