Fernando Torres Signs For Chelsea Fee: £48m

The transfer that started the money merry-go-round today, Fernando Torres to Chelsea, has been completed just before the transfer deadline.
The fee is believed to be in the region of £45m-£50m and becomes Chelsea's record signing, beating the previous record held by Andriy Shevchenko
If all goes well Torres could make his debut next Sunday at Stamford Bridge and ironically the opponents then will be LIVERPOOL
El Nino has had an up and down season so far.  He was part of the Spanish World Cup winning side but back at Liverpool Torres has been carrying injuries and has also had a loss of form.  People have wondered whether the loss of form was down to Torres wanting out at Anfield but now he has gone the Chelsea faithful will be hoping Torres finds the form that made him one of the most feared strikers in world football.


Fernando Torres career:


2001-2007 - Atletico Madrid - 214 apps (82 goals)
2007-2011 - Liverpool - 102 apps (65 goals)