Barcelona youngster rules out move to former club despite limited playing time – ‘It’s difficult’ | OneFootball

Barcelona midfielder Pablo Torre has made it clear that a return to Racing Santander is not something he is currently considering.

Despite the club’s ongoing success, Torre assures that is focused on his career at Barcelona, where he is enjoying significant progress both on and off the pitch.

Torre’s connection with Racing Santander is well-known, and it is clear that the club, along with its fans, hold a special place in his heart.

This season, he has played a pivotal role in Barcelona’s successes, netting three goals and providing an assist in La Liga, and his talent is now being recognised on a larger stage.

Not returning to Racing

Pablo Torre is only focused on Barcelona. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Amidst this, Torre acknowledges that the financial and sporting realities of Racing are vastly different from those of Barcelona at this moment, making a move back to the Segunda División club unfeasible.

“Coming back? It’s difficult, for me Racing is Racing, but oh well,” he told El Larguero as quoted by AS.

He expressed his support for Racing’s current success, highlighting the joy of their fans, who have endured difficult times and are now celebrating the team’s potential promotion to the First Division.

“I’m following them a lot, I’m very happy for them, but above all for the fans, who are the ones who have suffered the most and are now enjoying themselves a lot.

While Racing’s impressive form in the Second Division, with an 8-point lead over second place and 10 points over third, has led to speculation about Torre’s future, he has clarified that he will not return this season.

One day, but not today

Torre will return to Racing one day. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Torre shared his hopes of one day playing at El Sardinero again, but he made it clear that it won’t be anytime soon.

He stressed that while it is a dream of his to return to Racing, he is not considering it in the near future. Torre even mentioned that he would like to retire at Racing, though not until much later in his career, and certainly not at 36 years old.

“I’m sure I’m going to play there again, I’m looking forward to it, but not right now, but I’m looking forward to playing at El Sardinero again, but it’s clear that we’re not looking for that now.

“Nobody knows anything can happen, I would like to retire there, but not to play retired at 36 years old,” he added.

Torre’s move to Barcelona in the summer of 2022 came with a transfer fee of €5 million, which could rise to €20 million with add-ons.

There were talks of a potential return to Racing during his first season at Barcelona, but bureaucratic issues prevented that from happening, and Torre ultimately stayed with the Catalan club.