Hansi Flick comes to decision on future of Barcelona youngster

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has this week come to a definitive decision on his plans for an up-and-coming member of the club’s midfield ranks for the season ahead.

That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, who point towards Pablo Torre as the player in question.

Youngster Torre has of course positioned himself front and centre in the chatter surrounding Flick’s Barcelona across the summer to date.

This comes with the 21-year-old having enjoyed an altogether impressive pre-season.

Fresh off a season-long loan spell with Girona, Torre notched the only goal of the game in Barca’s downing of minnows UE Olot last month, before again proving himself decisive courtesy of a fine strike against Real Madrid.

It was rumoured in the media earlier in the summer that the Spanish starlet could yet carve out a place for himself in the plans of new Blaugrana boss Flick moving forward, owing to his seamless fit in the attacking midfield role in the German’s 4-2-3-1 setup.

And, if the latest word to have surfaced in the media on Tuesday is anything to go by, Torre, it would appear, has managed precisely that.

As per a report from Mundo Deportivo:

‘Pablo Torre has been one of the standout players for Hansi Flick’s Barça this pre-season and the German is counting on him for this campaign unless the player says otherwise and asks for a change of scenery.’

Conor Laird | GSFN