The Spain international, who has been making impressive progress in England, has seen a shock loan switch mooted for the January window

Ferran Torres is reading little into reports suggesting that Manchester City could allow him to join Barcelona on loan in January, with the Spain international pointing out that “there are always rumours”.

The 21-year-old forward is a player who has registered on the radars of Barca and Real Madrid since bursting onto a senior stage at Valencia.

Clasico rivals were unable to do a deal when a big-money move was made in 2020, as City won that race, but a stint at Camp Nou is being speculated on again ahead of the winter transfer window.

What has been said?

Quizzed on the surprising links to Barca by Radioestadio noche, Torres sought to shrug them off by saying: “There are always rumours, a thousand come out every day.”

He added on his experience in England: “Now I am enjoying being able to go out more to see Manchester, it is a city in which there are things to do. The only downside I would put is the weather.”

How has Torres fared at Man City?

City invested around £20 million ($28m) in Torres when luring him away from Valencia and added him to a squad loaded with attacking talent.

He has managed 16 goals through 43 appearances, including a Premier League hat-trick, and also has 12 goals through 21 outings for Spain.