The variables that Barça gets rid of with the sale of Pablo Torre

Published New:11/07/2025 - 01:29h

Updated New:11/07/2025 - 01:29h

Barça will soon close the transfer of Pablo Torre to Mallorca. In addition to recovering the initial investment for the player from Cantabria (€5M), the 'culés' will save a significant amount in variables

FC Barcelona and Mallorca will soon close the transfer of Pablo Torre. The 22-year-old midfielder will go to the Balearic team in exchange for 5 million euros, although Barça reserves 50% of his sports rights. With this, the club recovers its initial investment for the player from Cantabria.

In the summer of 2022, Pablo arrived in Catalonia in exchange for 5 net 'kilos', from Racing de Santander, convinced of settling in the European elite with the 'azulgrana' team. However, the player from Soto de la Marina failed to have continuity with Xavi Hernández on the bench and went on loan to Girona in 2023.

After another irregular year in Montilivi, he returned to Barça last year. Although Hansi Flick was very pleased with his performance in the preseason, the tough competition for a place in the starting XI condemned him to ostracism throughout the season. Torre barely added 421 minutes of action spread over 14 games, a couple less than he played in Xavi's cycle.

The 'hidden' variables that Barça gets rid of with the sale of Pablo Torre

Although the 'azulgrana' coaching staff will probably have a bittersweet taste for not having been able to give more opportunities to '14', Barça sees his departure to Mallorca very positively. First, because the midfielder had no place in the team, his contract ended in 2026 and his transfer allows to recover a previous expense.

In addition, the 'culés' have avoided paying a fortune to Racing de Santander for 'hidden' variables in the transfer of the player from Cantabria. According to 'SPORT', Barça had to pay the 'verdiblanco' team an extra 1 million for every 14 games in which the midfielder played at least 45 minutes.

In total, this could raise the figure to an additional €14M. As Pablo barely played 45 or more minutes in 10 of his 27 official matches, the 'culés' paid 1 more 'kilo', raising the total cost of the operation to 6 million.

If Torre was called up by the Spanish national team, Barcelona would pay another million euros. And, if Pablo's transfer to another team generated profits for the 'azulgrana' team, the Catalans would also have to pay a percentage to Racing.

Barça and Racing can still cash in the future thanks to Pablo Torre

This clause remains for a future sale, since although, by entering the 5 million net that his transfer cost, for now Barça will not pay an additional euro to the 'verdiblancos', if Mallorca decides to sell him, 50% of the transfer will go to the 'culés' coffers.

In turn, the Catalans would have to pay a smaller percentage of the total to Racing, as long as the amount paid by the Balearic team exceeds 5 net 'kilos'.

In the 25/26 season, Pablo Torre will try to finally settle in Primera, since in his time at Girona he only played 29 games (802 minutes). In other words, in four seasons, the player from Cantabria has not managed to exceed the barrier of 1,000 minutes in a season, which shows his lack of continuity.