Barcelona chief Alemany rejected Man City ace Sterling after meeting

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Barcelona chief Alemany rejected Man City ace Sterling after meeting

Barcelona director of football Mateu Alemany chose to sign Ferran Torres ahead of his former Manchester City teammate Raheem Sterling.

Nou Camp chiefs did not believe the England international would adapt to life at the club.

Sport says Alemany met with England forward Sterling and decided that he would not be an ideal fit for the Catalans.

Alemany reported back to Barca boss Xavi that Sterling was 'indisputably talented' but ruled that he would be a 'martian' at the Nou Camp.

Instead the Blaugrana chief proposed the idea of Sterling's team-mate Torres, who he had already spoken with and was believed to be 'crazy to come' to the LaLiga side.

Barcelona splashed out £55million for Torres and finally registered the Spain international earlier this month after easing the financial pressure on their wage books.