{
  "id": 1533528,
  "title": "Jofre Torrents leaves Barcelona and joins Marc-Andre ter Stegen at Ajax",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/jofre-torrents-leaves-barcelona-and-joins-marc-andre-ter-stegen-at",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T18:11:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jofre-torrents-leaves-barcelona-joins-181156378.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jofre Torrents has made a move from Barcelona to Ajax and secured a contract with the Dutch side until 2030. The young defender has joined fellow countryman Marc-Andre ter Stegen in transferring from Barcelona to Ajax this summer. Ajax's technical director, Jordi Cruyff, expressed his delight at securing the talented player, stating that he has developed strongly over the past few years. Several clubs had shown interest in the player, but Ajax managed to secure his signing due to his strong commitment to their plans and vision. Barcelona expressed gratitude to Torrents for his commitment, professionalism, and dedication during his time with the club and wished him luck and success in his new stage at Ajax. According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona will receive approximately 6 million euros from the transfer and have retained 50% of the player's rights.",
  "summary": "The transfer has now been made official.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jofre Torrents transfers from Barcelona to Ajax",
    "Joins fellow countryman Marc-Andre ter Stegen at Ajax",
    "Ajax secures player until 2030 with 6 million euro fee"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}