Barcelona bid farewell to Ferran Torres after four and a half seasons at the club, with the Spanish forward securing a move to PSG ahead of the new season.
The 26-year-old leaves the Catalan giants after a remarkable rollercoaster experience during his time there, but with his stock at the highest it has ever been.
Ferran’s exit leaves Barça without a recognised striker option in the senior squad, as the club try to address that situation in the final weeks of the transfer window.
Since his exit was made official, farewell messages have followed, and Dani Olmo has now shared an emotional message for Ferran.
Olmo bids farewell to Ferran
The Barça midfielder posted a picture alongside Ferran on Instagram, taken during the club’s title celebrations, and made clear that the 26-year-old will be missed inside the dressing room.
“Thank you for all these years, my friend! We are going to miss you a lot,” Olmo wrote alongside the photograph, adding a red heart.
Dani Olmo has shared a photo with Ferran Torres, who has left for PSG. (Picture credit: Instagram)
It was a short message, but one that reflected the personal relationships Ferran leaves behind in Barcelona.
The two Spain internationals have shared plenty of time together for both club and country, and Olmo’s farewell provides another reminder that his absence will be felt.
Ferran leaves with friendships intact
Ferran was not pushed out after becoming irrelevant to the team. Instead, he departs following a period in which his performances and status had improved considerably.
He still has many of the players he will continue to play alongside for Spain. The 26-year-old is likely to retain those bonds despite leaving for PSG.
A section of the Barça fanbase may not have taken kindly to the way Ferran made this exit happen, but these kinds of things hardly change the dynamics inside the dressing room.
For Barcelona, attention quickly turns towards finding the right solutions in attack after the departures of Ferran and Robert Lewandowski.
Barça running out of alternatives
Dani Olmo has wished Ferran luck for his future. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)
Barcelona are still focused on signing Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid, but Los Colchoneros are simply refusing to enter negotiations.
The club have identified alternatives like Joao Pedro, Eli Junior Kroupi and Luis Suarez at different stages of this transfer window.
The most recent links were with the Sporting CP striker, but Barça have decided not to move for the Colombian by paying his €80 million release clause.
With time running out, the pressure on Barça to find a new No. 9 increases with every passing day.
It remains to be seen who inherits the shirt left behind by Robert Lewandowski when deadline day comes around.