Fernando Torres [Merged]

[MadchesterCity]

i was right....



now close thread ;)

I though the bet was til the start of the season

 

[lee-mcfc]

i was right....



now close thread ;)

I though the bet was til the start of the season

Torres will be a Manchester City player before the start of August. I know this to be true but it should be apparent to anybody who just takes a little time to ponder the situation.

i can bet you it doesnt happen

 

[Anonymous]

Yes.

From the Sporting Life today....

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is pleased Fernando Torres has pledged his future to the club after admitting the club would not be able to turn down a massive bid for the Spain striker.

Both Chelsea and Manchester City were rumoured to be considering a British transfer record bid for Torres in the £60m region but he returned to pre-season training this week and insisted his commitment had not wavered.

Liverpool clearly did not want to sell the 26-year-old but it was felt had they received a bid in excess of £50m they would have had to seriously consider it.

Hodgson knows a player of Torres' quality will always attract attention but he is thinking only of what the player can offer him in the coming campaign.

"The important thing for Fernando and for us is that we have a good season - he as a player, us as a club and me as a manager," said the 62-year-old.

"Who knows what next season will bring? We could have a fantastic season and the players will not want to go anywhere or we could have a worse one and there will be more speculation.

"It could be he does so fantastically well and an offer comes in like the offer came in for Kaka or Cristiano Ronaldo (£56million and £80million respectively - both from Real Madrid) which is impossible to turn down.

"But we will take that problem when and if it arises but the important thing is it hasn't arisen this summer because he is going to be playing for us.

"He is committed to playing for us and he is going to honour his contract and it is good for me he has made it clear he likes the club and the fans.

"It is nice now the speculation can finally end once and for all after Fernando made it clear how absolutely committed he is."

Amid all the rumours Hodgson, three weeks into his reign, flew out to see Torres while he was on holiday.

The player said he had been impressed by his new manager but Hodgson admits there were times when he feared he would lose Torres or Steven Gerrard, who was linked to Real before he committed his future to the club.

"I hate bland statements saying 'Don't worry, everything will be rosy' when you know the world of football and what we are up against," he added.

"I know the battles that have to be fought sometimes to get things right and I was anxious not to make any false promises.

"But it is a much nicer feeling today with all these players still with us with the possibility to bring in one or two new faces."

Seems to have muddied the waters a bit has Roy. He seems to saying that an offer of £50 million would had been virtually impossible to turn down but that offer was never tabled. If anything he is at the very least pimping him around for January or next summer. Little strange if you ask me.

 

[samharris]

Thats that then...last one out turn out the lights and shut the door..ta ra.

 

[i8rags]

bid it and he will come.

 

[Matt Diablo]

strange comments from Woy..... i'd keep the bedside lamp on for a few more weeks yet

 

[@BluePhil8]

strange comments from Woy..... i'd keep the bedside lamp on for a few more weeks yet

It was always irrelivant what Torres said on the matter. Kaka said he wanted to captain Milan and play his career out there... Untill Milan accepted an offer. If we bid £50million he will be our's.

 

[ox-blue]

Nearly through a betting slip away yesterday but kept hold of it just incase and woy comes up with this today

 

[Anonymous]

bid it and he will come.

Not sure about that, but they are quite strange quotes from Roy. Are they hoping (praying) for a bid to come in? Strange he should mention Tranny and Kaka and their transfer figures too.

 

[BlueRockape]

I never had any faith in this move but after those quotes i am now not so sure