AN innocuous conversation with a friend I had the other day has led me to write this article. I was asked by him this question: Would you take Fernando Torres back at Liverpool?
My answer was a resounding – no.
And it’s that time of the year where silly season is upon us and that particular rumour resurfaces: Torres back to Liverpool in a cut price fee.
Summer 2013 is going to be filled with rumours about Suarez as uncertainty continues to surround his future at the club following the biting incident late in the season.
The rumour mongers consider Suarez out, Torres in to be a strong possibility. I say that this is absolute claptrap. It’s something we need to nix. You still get a fairly large percentage of people saying that we should go ahead and do that deal if we can. I cannot even begin to fathom that one out.
Yes, Suarez is a constant source of controversy but I am of the view that he’s currently one of the top players in the world. He is our talisman. Fernando Torres is not currently at that level, hasn’t been for about 4 years and probably won’t be again. His goalscoring record is baffling because last season he scored more goals than the likes of Wayne Rooney despite turning in strings of mediocre and disinterested performances.
Even if he was available at a cut price and Suarez was staying, I still wouldn’t take him back. I don’t see where he’d play. There’s not room in that system to get the best out of Suarez, Sturridge, Coutinho and Torres. And Borini too. What? Unless we intend to radically alter the way we play then that’s a non-starter.
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Ultimately, we just need to move on. If Suarez does leave (I don’t think he will) then we need to be looking for the talents of the future. Not someone nearing the end of his career. Torres was an excellent player for Liverpool, and the way he departed has maybe left a bitter taste in the mouth. But he isn’t that player anymore. Physically or mentally.
And if he was available for £15m, which I have read this weekend, do we need to spend that type of money up front? Our goalscoring record since January may argue to the contrary. I would argue with anybody that we need a monster of a central midfielder and two centre halves a lot more than we need any striker.
I don’t know what the answer to the Suarez question is. I don’t even know if there IS a Suarez question. But the answer to none of our questions is Fernando Torres. Just let him go.
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That 15mil is what Chelsea still owe us on his deal and were offering him to us in return that they don’t have to pay it. So it would pretty much be a free transfer…and ‘Nearing the end of his career’ – nothing could be further from the truth. We don’t need him back I agree but if Suarez was to go it would be stupid not to look at him.
Torres is not the player he was . For that kind of money there are better options
Anyway he is hardly going to want to go to a struggling club like ours with no European football
Two and a half years on and Torres is still a topic? Sheesh… still haven’t moved on have we?
we need that 15m quid, we can sign diame for half of it.
We won’t sign Diame
Bodgers could have signed Diame for free last summer , but he didn’t want him
Bodgers doesn’t like tall strong players
We dont need Torres cus he is a finished product. Suarez is staying put
Torres betrayed us . Should never even be considered again
We dont need him again
You guys need to cut Torres some slack, when he was a Liverpool player he never disapoint anyone so forgive and forget make peace with yourself Torres left just like so many other great players. I will welcome him back cause Liverpool is his home away from home its where his heart is.
I think bringing back Torres to anfield can be a good consideration especially if Suarez was to leave.
If Torres is being lined up as a Suarez replacement, then I’d prefer keeping hold of Suarez thank you, we need winners not whiners at least they give us some “bite” upfront
First and Foremost , The owners and B Rodgers have to stand strong and not be held to ransom by Real Madrid or Suarez.
If Suarez is to be sold he should be sold for £60-£65M , no less as Real Madrid have offered £60M plus for G Bale and Suarez is better than Bale and has been over the full course of the season.
The lowest B Rodgers and the club should sell Suarez is £45M plus Benzema, Di Maria or Higuain.
If Real Madrid offer any lower than £60M and None of those 4 players are mentioned the club and B Rodgers should stand firm.
If the club gets offer of £45M and Higuain then the club should accept the deal.
Then with £45M the owners should add another £10M and bring in these 4 players also:
1: FD: C Benteke(21) Of A Villa for £17-£22M Then the club would have 4 good class quality strikers competing with one another over the course of the season: Aspas, Benteke, Higuain and Sturridge.
2: AM: I Munian(19) Of A Bilbao for £12-£14M to compete with Coutinho, Suso and Shelvey for the AM position in the first 11
3: RW / RWF: C Tello(21) Of Barcelona for £8-£10M to compete with Sterling
4: LW / LWF: D Capel(25) Of Sporting Clube De Portugal / Lisbon for £4-£6M to compete with IBE.
In Benteke, Capel, Higuain, Munian and Tello , club would have replaced one world class player in team and brought in one world class player and 4 class, quality players with the potential to being world class in future.
And in Benteke and Higuain thats 30-40 goals a season brought to squad alone which would compensate for Suarez’s goals
And in Capel, Munian and Tello , there are three Spanish players blessed with mobility, pace, speed, creativity, class and goals in them. And those 3 players would bring 15-25 goals to side/squad.
And with those 5 players brought to club: Our attacking options would be frightening and we would be able to put any team in world football to the sword with those 5 attacking players at club, along with Coutinho, Gerrard and Sturridge.
In attack we would be a very dangerous proposition in world football
If suarez does leave then yes get torres back because chelsea dont have gerrard now do they
There’s no room for Torres with who? Suarez,Sturridge,coutino,and BORINI ? I personally think he could replace BORINI and also if Suarez does decide to go then who do we buy ? For me a cut price Torres would be the answer