Marco Asensio took the football world by storm.
In his debut for Real Madrid, he scored twice against Sevilla.
Since 2016, hes developed into a national player for Spain and is likely to replace Cristiano Ronaldo.
However, there is one talent in Spain which gets compared regularly to Asensio.
His name is Ferran Torres.
Hes eighteen years old and plays for the first team of Valencia CF.
For years Spain has produced so many talented footballers.
Most of those players came from the well-known academy of Barcelona, La Masia.
In recent years Barcelona struggled to integrate their talents into the first team.
However, other teams in Spain bring young talents into their first team.
One of those was and still is Valencia CF.
Players like Juan Mata, David Villa and David Silva all developed at Valencia.
In the current team, José Gaya is a graduate of the Valencia Academy.
The next talent who wants to play regularly for the first team is Ferran Torres.
He is considered one of the most promising talents in Spain.
Barcelona wanted to pay 25 million euros for him, but Torres rejected their offer because he wanted to play for Valencia CFs first team.
In this piece, I am going to show you why Barcelona wanted to pay such an amount of money for Ferran Torres.
Ferran Torres Position and playing style
Usually, Torres plays on the right side near the touchline.
Starting from there, he can threaten a defence with his dribbling and movement in the open space.
Especially, his 1v1 is on a high level.
He can use both feet, which makes him unpredictable.
His crossing with the right foot and shooting with the left foot are at a high level but can develop further in the next few years.
Furthermore, he shows a lot of potential in terms of through balls.
Ferran Torres is only eighteen years old, so there is a lot of time to develop.
His appearances so far promise a great career, probably won´t let him stay in Valencia forever.
The 1v1 machine
What do most top wingers have in common? They all possess great technical abilities and can accelerate quickly.
Ferran Torres combines those attributes with a good first touch, intelligent movement of the ball and a high agility with the ball at his foot.
His wide position helps him to create space for himself to start his dribbles.
He uses body feints to dribble, or he eases his run by using his acceleration to get by the defender.
Here, he receives the ball near the sideline and starts his run.
Near the defender, he eases his run and uses a body feint to go past the defender while always protecting the ball nicely.
What makes him
