Per Sport: Ferran is in excellent form and wants to be the starter, Lewandowski must do his best to maintain his position

The Daily Sports Daily wrote an article to analyze that Ferran Torres performed better and in good condition. In the new season, he will be a "threat" to Lewandowski's starting center position, and the Polish forward must do his best to maintain his position.

Lewandowski, who is about to turn 37, will usher in his fourth season in Barcelona in the last year of his contract. Although Saudi Arabia has heard the sound of summoning again, the player himself has not considered leaving. He only wants to play for another season in the Blue and Red Army. Next summer may be a different picture, but it all depends on how he performs this season.

Each body means that the team's competition standards have been greatly improved, and Lewandows encountered fierce competition from Ferran Torres in the center position. Ferran Torres scored two goals against Seoul FC, showing his true "killer" character. Ferran always said that over the years he had been observing Lewandowski, learning the skills of centers, and he absorbed so well that students could surpass teachers.

Hans Frick had Ferran Torres as the starting center in the Cup of del Rey last season, ahead of Lewandowski, and Ferran performed very well. He is the top scorer in the event (6 goals) and goals are crucial. Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick against Valencia, scoring the winning goal against Atletico Madrid and scoring a magical goal at the last minute against Real Madrid in the final to drag the game into overtime. Barcelona's final win was largely due to his goal.

Ferran is ambitious and is not satisfied with the role of a substitute surprise. “I hope to win a position and be a big part of the team,” he said after the match against the South Korean team. He expressed similar thoughts at his training camp this summer, saying his goal was to be "the undisputed starter in Barcelona."

As Ferran himself likes to emphasize, the "shark" mentality is one of his main strengths. Ferran is not satisfied with a substitute in the second half, but if he needs to do so, he will cherish every minute of playing time, whether it is 5 minutes, 45 minutes or 90 minutes. This resilience is highly valued by Flick, who was delighted to find that the winger was challenged by the center position and performed well.

Ferran Torres' contract is in 2027, at the age of 25, he is in an ideal maturity period of continuing to improve. Unlike previous summers, his name did not appear in any possible transfer rumors, for the simple reason: the club did not want to lose him, and the player himself had no intention of leaving the Barcelona Football Club. Therefore, this topic ended on the first day of the transfer window.

Ferran Torres trained desperately during the holidays, after he missed the last few games of last season due to appendicitis surgery (at that time the league champion was already in hand). "Ferran flew up during training (in excellent condition)," said the club's insider. The Shark is at his best physical condition, which helps him achieve his goal of becoming a starter.

Frick observed all this with great satisfaction. He doesn't need to enter the transfer market to sign a center, because Lewandowski and Ferran Torres have given the position double insurance. Additionally, Rashford is another player who can adapt to this position, although he prioritized the left winger in the preseason.

And all this happened on the eve of the 2026 World Cup, Ferran Torres is expected to become a regular in the Delafuent lineup and may even serve as center. Morata is not in the same state as before after transferring to Galatasaray, while Oyasabal is just an emergency solution in the last UEFA Nations League.