Fernando torres liverpool biography
Fernando torres liverpool biography
Fernando torres liverpool striker.
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Few players have been adored by the patrons of Anfield as much as Fernando Torres - and even fewer have left the club in such unpalatable circumstances.
Signed for a club record fee of approximately £20 million in July 2007, Torres was handed the No.9 shirt vacated by Anfield legend Robbie Fowler.
Undaunted, he soon became the first Red since Fowler in 1996-97 to break the 30-goal barrier and quickly became the new idol of the Kop.
The goals continued to flow despite injury troubles - but in January 2011 he shocked Liverpool fans around the world by asking for a transfer to Premier League rivals Chelsea.
Before joining the Premier League aged 23, Torres spent 12 years with hometown club Atletico Madrid.
Such was his prodigious talent he was named the best U14 player in Europe following his performances in the 1998 Nike Cup.
Torres became the youngest player in Atletico history upon making his debut in May 2001.
He went on to bag 21 goals in 2003-04 after being n