PSG: like Zlatan and better than Neymar, Ferran Torres enjoys dream start after summer 'masterstroke'

Scoring again connected Sunday evening astatine Brest (0-1), Ferran Torres is enjoying a imagination commencement to beingness astatine Paris Saint-Germain, whom helium joined during the past summertime transportation window.

Not truly portion of Barcelona's plans to regenerate Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres caught PSG's oculus arsenic a imaginable successor to Goncalo Ramos, who near for AC Milan, astatine the commencement of the summertime window. His sanction past travelled astir the satellite aft helium scored the extremity that crowned Spain's World Cup triumph.

An accomplishment that surely changed everything for the 26-year-old's career. He yet joined Paris for £41.7m. A important interest for a guardant who was not truly a regular starter, either astatine nine oregon planetary level, and entering the last twelvemonth of his contract, but Ferran Torres had each the makings of the cleanable illustration for Luis Enrique.

Six goals successful 5 matches with PSG for Ferran Torres

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The Spaniard is simply a subordinate built for corporate play, tactically disciplined, and susceptible of operating successful each presumption crossed the attacking line.

A period aft his arrival, nary 1 could person hoped for a amended commencement astatine PSG for the erstwhile Manchester City forward. Scoring a brace connected his debut astatine Rennes (2-2), followed by a hat-trick against Slovan Bratislava (6-1) successful the Champions League, helium has conscionable secured triumph for the Parisians against Brest (0-1) this Sunday.

The tally is excellent, with six goals from his archetypal 5 authoritative matches astatine PSG. According to Opta data, Zlatan Ibrahimovic besides posted akin numbers during his ain debut spell successful Paris. No 1 has done amended than the 2 of them, not adjacent Neymar, who scored 5 goals successful his archetypal 5 matches for the Parisian club.

The beardown knowing betwixt Ferran Torres and Ousmane Dembele

Beyond the statistics, Ferran Torres is already perfectly integrated into Luis Enrique's attacking strategy and appears to person already built a peculiar transportation with Ousmane Dembele.

The 2 forwards look for each different and find each different with ease, arsenic shown by the Spaniard's extremity against Brest, pursuing a good corporate move.

His pressing is besides proving absorbing and effective, and it straight led to that extremity against Brest. "With him, Paris pulled disconnected a masterstroke," said Le Parisien, who awarded him a standing of 7/10 for his show successful Finistere.

Ferran Torres has wholly made Paris hide Goncalo Ramos' departure, and already appears to person carved retired an important spot successful Luis Enrique's rotation.