Only Haaland beats Ferran

On July 29 of this year, the transfer of Ferran torres to the Manchester City. In this way, the Premier League, in the hands of the 'skyblues' (they paid 23 million euros to Valencia), gave a new blow to the Spanish market. Another national jewel was leaving LaLiga to embark on the always so attractive English competition. However, what nobody expected was its rapid impact, and, above all, its conversion on the field of play as a 'false 9'.

His growth with Manchester City in just five months is so buoyant that Ferran Torres is only surpassed by one footballer right now: Eriling Haaland. According to Opta data, the Norwegian striker, the goal android par excellence (currently injured), is the U-20 player in the five major leagues with the most goals scored this season among all competitions. Of course, the distance is not small, since Borussia Dortmund's has up to 17 goals, for the seven recorded by the Valencian.

Following in Fabregas' footsteps as' false 9 '

Pep Guardiola, who in his day already transformed Cesc Fabregas into '9', has used the same method with Ferran Torres, shaping your figure. This, who has always been characterized as a fast winger, but with great ease to see the door (in his last season in Valencia he scored six goals), has followed in the footsteps of the Catalan footballer. As a maximum reference in the City, their numbers, at this start of the season, guarantee the new invention of the Santpedor coach: seven goals, plus two assists, are the records in his first 18 games. Surpassing even his best scorer-level course (19/20 with six).

Two of them in the Premier League, the last one yesterday helping in the victory against Newcastle. Others four have been in his five Champions League games, his fetish competition since signing for Manchester City. While the other remaining was scored in the English League Cup. Some figures to which, in addition, we should add those harvested with Spain. In just seven games he has pierced rival goals up to four times. His last engagement, it should be remembered, was the hat-trick against Germany in the Spanish win 6-0.

A conversion of false '9' that has come after the problems of 'Kun' Agüero with injuries and the irregularity of Gabriel Jesús. With Ferran taking advantage of his mobility, one of the essential factors to shine in the Guardiola ecosystem, A new variant has emerged for Luis Enrique's Spain ahead of next summer's Eurocup to further fuel the ever-burning debate of who the '9' has to be.