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Ferran Torres has joined Barcelona, but his debut is unclear as club tries to creatively work around debt

"We're back!"

Joan Laporta was in a bullish mood, which is the mood he's in most days, but especially on days like this. It was the first day of the rest of their lives, a sunny morning in the city. Up in the stands at the Camp Nou were 13,513 people, optimism returning. On the pitch below them, the Barcelona president, who started singing when he was last down there presenting Dani Alves and Xavi Hernandez, was beaming, ready to take on the world. Or so he said.

This was a big deal.