Barcelona manager Hansi Flick is not blessed with much depth in his squad, but the area where minutes may be hardest to come by is midfield. The return of Frenkie de Jong and Gavi from injury saw a rapid decline in Pablo Torre's involvement.
The 21-year-old promised to fight for his place this season despite tough competition and had a series of great cameos early in the season. But with De Jong and Gavi back, Torre has not played in Barcelona's last five games. Sport say that while he intended to stay at the club and appreciated Barcelona and Flick's willingness to keep him in the squad, his lack of commitment could see him look for alternatives in January.
One thing that has not changed, according to the Catalan daily, is the large number of clubs interested in him on a loan move. The Copa del Rey match against Barbastro, Barcelona's first of 2025, will be crucial to assess Flick's intentions for him.
Torre has played 267 minutes this season, but has scored four goals in that time, an average of one every 67 minutes. Torre has shown some of the qualities Barcelona first saw in him – his shot, movement and final pass – but with De Jong even short of minutes and Fermin Lopez also in the mix, a new putting on a rental basis makes sense.
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