The Fernando Torres transfer saga

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Chelsea first attempted a bid of 35 million pounds to bring Fernando Torres in. The attempted bid was rejected by Liverpool who were reluctant to see their star striker go. To the disappointment of the Liverpool fans, Torres then handed in a transfer request to the club stating that he wanted to leave the club and if an offer came in for him, the club would listen to the offer. This happened after the club had sealed the deal for Uruguayan International, Luis Suarez from Ajax which cost them 24 million pounds. The club reluctantly slapped a price of 50 million pounds on his head and Chelsea came in with a second attempt and met the offer Liverpool wanted.

During Chelsea's attempt to bring Torres to their club, Liverpool bought Andy Carroll from Newcastle United, for a fee of 35 million pounds and thus sealing the fate of the want-away Liverpool striker. Andy Carroll on the other, claimed to have no intention of leaving and was pushed out of his boyhood club due to monetary reasons. On transfer deadline day, Fernando Torres was confirmed to be a Chelsea player and stated his fury over the broken promises given by Liverpool. Liverpool fans on the other hand, were infuriated by Torres' decision to leave the club after stating earlier in the season how much he loved the club and will honor his contract towards them. Most of the fans and players were shocked by the move and some expected it to happen.

However, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has come out to say that the club has moved on and said "For me, everyone was disappointed he left the club. What was most disappointing was his timing but we have got on with our life and the football club will always be here." He also added to the statement that Liverpool will never ever put any one person in front of the club. It may be a disappointment to most of the fans at the club but they should look at the positives for they have signed 2 star strikers in replacement of 1. Only time will tell who will gain from these transfer dealings as players are evaluated based on their performances and whether their team has moved forward or backward after their arrival.

sources : www.skysports.com