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Ferran Torres is a shrewd £21m signing among the stars at Manchester City... he is versatile and a regular source of goals in a season during which they have badly lacked for Pep Guardiola

Maybe it would not be massively advisable for Ferran Torres to shout about this given his nationality, but Cristiano Ronaldo is the man he has studied more than anyone over the past few years.

Sure, notes on developing from winger to powerful centre forward are coming in handy. Yet more pertinent is the way he has dedicated himself to the sport and maintained standards year on year without flinching. That absent-minded approach to a career at the highest level.

He is a learner, Torres, and someone who wants to give himself the absolute best chance of succeeding.