{"id":34745,"date":"2025-12-23T22:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T03:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/barcelona-were-told-to-pay-an-exorbitant-sum-for-aston-villas-ace-in-january\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T22:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T03:45:33","slug":"barcelona-were-told-to-pay-an-exorbitant-sum-for-aston-villas-ace-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/barcelona-were-told-to-pay-an-exorbitant-sum-for-aston-villas-ace-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona were told to pay an &#8216;exorbitant sum&#8217; for Aston Villa&#8217;s ace in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/barcelona-were-told-to-pay-an-exorbitant-sum-for-aston-villas-ace-in-january\/#How_much_does_Barcelona_cost_to_learn_Pau_Torres\" >How much does Barcelona cost to learn Pau Torres?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/barcelona-were-told-to-pay-an-exorbitant-sum-for-aston-villas-ace-in-january\/#Villa_should_keep_Torres\" >Villa should keep Torres<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Coach Unai Emery will be watching. (Photo by Daniela Porcelli\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aston Villa defender Pau Torres has been linked with a move away from the club in recent weeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The defender is reportedly a target of Barcelona but may have to pay a premium to seal the deal. According to former Premier League scout Brian King, the defender is worth \u00a350m.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_does_Barcelona_cost_to_learn_Pau_Torres\"><\/span>How much does Barcelona cost to learn Pau Torres?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Spanish team would need to pay more than his current valuation to get a deal done. Barcelona are in financial trouble and are highly unlikely to pay more than \u00a350 million for the Aston Villa defender. It will be interesting to see if they move on to other goals.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Manager Brian King told Villa News: &#8220;He&#8217;s worth \u00a350 million and Villa have no intention of letting him go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why would you let one of the best players on your team go in the middle of a season, unless it&#8217;s for major money?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it will cost over \u00a350 million, but I don\u2019t think he will go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can forget about it because he is playing for Aston Villa and has a contract.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He will stay at Aston Villa unless he pays an exorbitant amount of money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Villa_should_keep_Torres\"><\/span>Villa should keep Torres<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pau Torres plays for Aston Villa (Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aston Villa have had a great season so far and are very much involved in the title race. They need to keep their key players in order to maintain their place in the table and perform well in the second half of the campaign. It would be a wise decision to keep the Spanish defender at the club until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether Barcelona decide to test the West Midlands club&#8217;s resolve with a January offer. However, transfer seems to be quite difficult. Unless the defender decides to force a move away from Aston Villa, it is highly unlikely that he will move in January.<\/p>\n<p>Torres attracted the attention of Real Madrid last season.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coach Unai Emery will be watching. (Photo by Daniela Porcelli\/Getty Images) Aston Villa defender Pau Torres has been linked with a move away from the club in recent weeks. The defender is reportedly a target of Barcelona but may have to pay a premium to seal the deal. 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