Kev Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres has passed a medical at Liverpool and is set to complete his £26.5m move to Anfield on Wednesday. Torres, 23, has flown back to Madrid where he will hold a press conference to say goodbye to Atletico fans. Liverpool have agreed a club record deal with Atletico and BBC Sport understands the Spain striker will sign a six-year contract. The Reds will then target Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze. £26.5 million is alot of money for a striker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Another fantastic coup for the premiership (And the scousers), shame we lost Henry but the standard of the league will be imense next year and ever improving imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 So does anyone know what the Luis Garcia part of the deal was? Was it separate, included in the price or the price stated and Garcia? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alan Shearer 9 Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Another fantastic coup for the premiership (And the scousers), shame we lost Henry but the standard of the league will be imense next year and ever improving imo. Think it'll be a weak Prem next season, loads of relegation candidates Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 i think if garcia leaves it will be a seperate deal with torres Garcia went this morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Torres is overrated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 David Villa>Torres Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Good signing for the scousers tbh. If he plays regularly, I think he'll get at least 20 for them. Bit pricey, but if you can afford it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 David Villa>Torres Different types of players. Villa is more of a goalscorer imo. Still great signing for Liverpool I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Atletico Madrid have confirmed they have reached an agreement to sell Fernando Torres to Liverpool after the Spanish international passed his medical on Merseyside. Torres will now return to his home country to bid goodbye to his fans in the Spanish capital, before travelling back to England to be presented as Liverpool's record signing in a deal worth a reported £26.5million. "Club Atletico de Madrid has reached an agreement with Liverpool Football Club for the sale of Fernando Torres to the British club," read a statement on the Spanish club's website. "The player, accompanied by Don Enrique Cerezo and Jesus Garcia Pitarch, will hold a farewell press conference on Wednesday 4 July." Liverpool have also confirmed that Torres passed all the necessary medical tests during his trip to England on Tuesday. "The player has passed a medical," confirmed a club spokesman. "All the agreements are now in place and he will put pen to paper on the deal on Wednesday." Rafa Benitez has targeted Torres as a key recruit as he looks to mount a challenge for the Premier League title next season, and the substantial outlay on the striker nicknamed 'El Nino' is certainly a prominent signal of intent on the part of the Anfield boss. Torres is expected to sign a six-year contract worth around £90,000 per week upon joining the five-time European Cup winners, and his arrival will likely increase speculation regarding the futures of Craig Bellamy and Peter Crouch. Manchester City have been linked with a move for Crouch with former England boss Sven Goran Eriksson set to take charge at Eastlands, but Liverpool have played down speculation that the fans' favourite could be sold. Chief executive Rick Parry insists the unique striker remains very much a key player at Anfield. "It is not true that he is the only player not to have been approached about a new deal and he is very much part of Rafa Benitez's future plans," stated Parry. Luis Garcia has already been moved out of Anfield to help accommodate Torres, joining Atletico in a £4million deal on Tuesday. Story Tools: Print Email this page Messageboards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Heinze to liverpool might finally mean Hyypia to us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Thats a lot of money for a player who has never played in the CL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest king harry Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Heinze to liverpool might finally mean Hyypia to us. If he signs it will be to fill the left back role, Hyypia has said he is happy to spend one last year at anfield, even though he knows his games will be limited. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Heinze to liverpool might finally mean Hyypia to us. Heinze doesn't look anywhere near as good since his knee went, Liverpool would be better off staying away from that one IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mohjo Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Guillem Balague just said that it's a lot lower than the reported price. Around 20 million pounds was the price quoted by Balague and with Luis Garcia going the other way for 4 million it's about a 16 million pound transfer. Balague .mp3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest king harry Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Guillem Balague just said that it's a lot lower than the reported price. Around 20 million pounds was the price quoted by Balague and with Luis Garcia going the other way for 4 million it's about a 16 million pound transfer. Balague .mp3 watched that and put it on the other thread, 30 million eiro, with liverpool getting 4 million for garcia, basically not much more than Bent cost spurs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Guillem Balague just said that it's a lot lower than the reported price. Around 20 million pounds was the price quoted by Balague and with Luis Garcia going the other way for 4 million it's about a 16 million pound transfer. Balague .mp3 watched that and put it on the other thread, 30 million eiro, with liverpool getting 4 million for garcia, basically not much more than Bent cost spurs If thats the case, its more respectable. I've only ever seen Torres (that i've realised anyway) in the World Cup, where he did look pretty good. I'll hold back judgement until i've seen him play properly though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 David Villa>Torres Different types of players. Villa is more of a goalscorer imo. Still great signing for Liverpool I think. And Villa was never as good as Torres before he joined a big club so it's a stupid comparison. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamesmartinsmith Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 So does anyone know what the Luis Garcia part of the deal was? Was it separate, included in the price or the price stated and Garcia? Garcia was a separate deal £4m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Most overrated player on the planet. He's done nothing to justify such a price tag, yet all the people who play on FM and Pro Evo absolutely laud over him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1878 Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Good signing for the scousers tbh. If he plays regularly, I think he'll get at least 20 for them. Bit pricey, but if you can afford it... He's never got 20 in Spain so why would he do it in the Premiership? I would be very wary of handing over £20-odd million for a striker who scores less often in La Liga than Forlan and Kanoute Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Good signing for the scousers tbh. If he plays regularly, I think he'll get at least 20 for them. Bit pricey, but if you can afford it... He's never got 20 in Spain so why would he do it in the Premiership? I would be very wary of handing over £20-odd million for a striker who scores less often in La Liga than Forlan and Kanoute Fairly confident that if he plays 50 games, he'll get 20 goals. He's good enough on the deck and the lad can finish chances if they come his way. I'm not making him out to be the next Pele but i think he'll do a job for them and he'll progress as a footballer under Benitez. Take those blue specs off! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 When are we going to see the "Martins/Owen to Atletico Madrid"-rumors then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nguyen Van Falk Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Hope this goes through, seeing the scouse spunk so much on one player will be like watching porn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 A very overated, overpriced player imo, but he is still far better than what Liverpool have at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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