Ferran Torres has revealed to MARCA that City’s transfer was a major boost in his life following his decision to leave the club when he was informed last season by Valencia that he holds no future in the team.

“I started thinking about it last summer after the European Under-19 Championship. The club told me personally that they weren't counting on me. They literally said that I was the fifth winger in the squad, that reinforcements were coming and other players from other positions were ahead of me.

“It was a very hard blow for me, but what was worse was that they even put me on the market and offered me to teams in Spain. There were calls from 12 LaLiga Santander clubs, including Levante and one Segunda Division club. That's when I started thinking about leaving.

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The 20-year old completed his €23m transfer to Manchester City on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, becoming the first signing for the former Champions in the summer. He addressed that his relationship with his former captain, Dani Parejo was not the best and things eventually worsened after Marcelinho's spell with the club ended.

“After three years I'm more mature and mentally stronger. But at 17, no. He's a great player but I never had a relationship with him. When I joined the first team at 17, a number of weeks passed before he said a simple 'good morning' to me.

“He wasn't a good captain with me. The worst of it came after Marcelino's departure when [Lee] Kang-in and I were seen as culprits in the dressing room and they stopped talking to us for weeks.

He predicted that his new club will go through to the semifinals of the Champions League having won 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg on February.

“City did well at the [Estadio Santiago] Bernabeu. Madrid are a great team but I don't think they'll get through.”