Ferran Torres performances show what Man City must do in the summer transfer window

At various points throughout Barcelona's two recent games against Napoli in the UEFA Europa League, Ferran Torres cut a frustrated and dejected figure.

Watching the former Manchester City man was at times painful, as in the first-leg in particular he missed chance after chance, his confidence having seemingly deserted him just after completing the transfer he had always dreamed of.

Signed as the front-man to spearhead Xavi's rebuilding project, at Torres' unveiling Barca president Joan Laporta claimed the Spanish giants were 'back'.

A convincing 4-2 win away at Napoli in the second leg of their Europa League play-off round tie certainly suggested that Barca are once again capable of competing with the bigger clubs in Europe, but it would be a stretch to say that Torres is anywhere near the top of his game yet.

It is safe to say that the 21-year-old attacker, who City sold to Barca for an initial fee of £46.7m, is still finding his feet at Camp Nou. He has scored twice in eight matches for his new club - once in the Copa del Rey and once in the Europa League - but he is not yet looking like the clinical striker many hope he will become.

Do not be mistaken; this is not intended as a dig at the young Spaniard. There is no doubting that Torres is an extremely talented youngster with the potential to become an elite striker, but 'potential' is very much the operative word.

When the wheels of Torres' departure from City were very quickly set in motion a couple of months ago, there was a general feeling that City had had their trousers pulled down and their lunch money nicked.

After arriving at City in the summer of 2020, Ferran endured a debut season typical of attacking signings made during Pep Guardiola's tenure. He