Direct contact between the two clubs is expected in the coming days to agree a fee, according to Marca, less than a month after the same outlet first reported PSG's interest. The financial side of a deal is not expected to be an obstacle, with the groundwork already largely in place — leaving the outcome now resting on negotiations between the two clubs themselves.
Torres has just a year left on his Barcelona contract, and the club have gone months without opening talks over an extension. At this stage the Valencia-born forward has concluded he is not a priority for Barcelona, even after scoring the extra-time winner that sealed Spain's World Cup triumph over Argentina, and is now open to leaving.
Renewing his deal would also cost Barcelona an additional €8m owed to Manchester City as part of the terms agreed when Torres signed from the English club in January 2022, on top of the €65m already paid in fixed fee and add-ons.
Barcelona had appeared to be settling into the idea of Torres staying for at least one more season without a new contract, but PSG's readiness to push the move has shifted the picture quickly.
Torres feels undervalued at Barcelona and, should PSG and the Catalan club reach an agreement on fee, the move is expected to come together quickly from there — with Torres hoping to have clarity on his future within a week and a half.
Barcelona, who have already lost Robert Lewandowski to MLS and are searching the forward market for reinforcements, are increasingly resigned to the idea of letting their World Cup-winning forward leave.
The interest is being driven personally by Luis Enrique, who managed Torres with the Spanish national team and wants to reunite with him in Paris despite PSG's Champions League-winning attack already boasting significant depth in Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Desire Doue and Bradley Barcola.
Torres's versatility across all three forward positions is seen as a natural fit for Luis Enrique's system, and after four seasons in Catalonia that brought a La Liga title and a Copa del Rey MVP award, a switch to one of Europe's dominant sides would represent a fitting next step following the finest moment of his international career.