Ferran Torres did not need long to announce himself in a Paris Saint-Germain shirt, turning his official debut for the French champions into a night that confirms his special talent for rescuing his team from complex situations.
The Spanish forward had joined the Parisian club on August 15th from Barcelona for around €50 million, signing a contract that runs until the summer of 2031 to reunite with his former Spain national team manager, Luis Enrique.
PSG started their match against Rennes catastrophically, ending the first half trailing 2-0 at Roazhon Park, before Enrique introduced Ferran during the second half in an attempt to salvage his team’s Ligue 1 campaign kickoff.
The new arrival succeeded in narrowing the margin in the 71st minute, then returned just 11 minutes later to score his second goal, securing a 2-2 draw for the Parisian club and preventing Rennes from knocking down the defending champions, even though Ferran had not played a single match since the World Cup final and had only trained with his new teammates for a few days.
His brilliance carries a striking irony: he came on as a substitute against Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final and scored Spain’s crowning goal in the 106th minute, then started his journey with PSG from the bench as well, scoring a brace that saved his team from defeat.
Ferran had departed Barcelona as he entered the final year of his contract at Camp Nou without a guaranteed starting spot, while contract extension negotiations stalled for financial reasons; extending his deal would have obligated Barcelona to pay an additional bonus to Manchester City at a time when the club needed his sale value and wage relief to complete its summer transfer moves.
Luis Enrique’s phone call also played a decisive role in the player’s choice to move to Paris, as the Spanish manager gave him confidence during their time together with La Roja and presented him with a more enticing sporting project with the UEFA Champions League winners of the past two seasons.
It is true that Barcelona obtained a substantial fee from selling the player, but they remain without a direct replacement for him in the central striker position following Robert Lewandowski’s departure and the breakdown of attempts to sign Julián Álvarez, while the World Cup goalscorer has begun paying back PSG’s trust immediately.
