Those saying we should've broke the bank for Fernando Torres need to understand two things:
1. We were outfoxed by Chelsea. They waited till we had got Dzeko, not even hinting they were in the market for a striker. When we got Dzeko they approached Torres reps and said if they bid for him would he make it known to LFC he wanted to leave and if necessary put in a Transfer request. When he indicated to them he would, the process started with only one outcome- Torres to Chelsea. Chelsea did not want to get into a bidding war with us so they waited, this is also why they did it in Jan and did not wait till the summer.
2. Torres WOULD NOT have come to us. For the last time understand this. He wanted CL football asap. We are not in it YET!! And there are no guarantees. Torres has always liked Chelsea and has admitted he has wanted to join them for the last 18 months. Two minutes after his transfer was completed his website had a Chelsea banner etc and recently on his Personal social site he has posted pics of his young Daughter and baby son in CHELSEA kits. Something he did not even do when he was with the Pool. Chelsea have been poor recently BUT their club is a winning club. They've won the League cup, Premier League and FA Cups and been in CL finals. People forget Chelsea were in the Champions League BEFORE Abramovich bought them. That is why he did buy them.