Source: Daily_Mail
Liverpool accept £50m Fernando Torres offer from Chelsea
Fernando Torres is joining Chelsea after Liverpool caved in to accept an incredible offer in the region of ?50million.[LNB]The Spanish striker will now join the champions after they smashed the British transfer record. Liverpool have already agreed stunning ?35m deal to buy Newcastle's Andy Carroll as a replacement.[LNB]A statement on Liverpool's official website read: 'Liverpool Football Club tonight confirmed they have agreed a fee with Chelsea for the sale of Fernando Torres. The player has now been given permission to speak to the London club.'[LNB]Torres will be handed a whopping ?45m package at Stamford Bridge with the five-year deal earning him ?175,000 a week.[LNB] Hitting the road: Fernando Torres arrived at Liverpool's training ground on Monday morning[LNB] The Spaniard, whose ?110,000-a-week deal at Liverpool ran until the summer of 2013, handed in an official transfer request at the end of last week, and the two clubs have been in negotiations over the weekend.[LNB]Liverpool, who paid ?21m for Torres in July 2007, were tempted to hang on to the striker and let the transfer window close without a deal. However, they feared being left with a disillusioned star who would rather be at another club could be the worst of all worlds.[LNB]The feeling among some players in the Liverpool dressing-room is the same, with several team-mates thinking that if Torres does not want to be at the club then he should be allowed to leave.[LNB] Firestarter: Liverpool fans burn a Fernando Torres shirt at the Reds' Melwood training ground as the striker edged closer to his megabucks transfer to Chelsea ahead of the 11pm transfer deadline[LNB] Liverpool on brink of landing ?35m Andy Carroll as Newcastle bow to record offerLIVE: Deadline day - follow all latest news as the January transfer window slams shutFernando Torres for ?95m! Chelsea owner Roman's amazing deal to land Liverpool superstarKonchesky's Liverpool nightmare over as Forest secure loan deal for defenderClub-by-club guide to every Premier League transfer deal during January[LNB][LNB] Explore more:People: Fernando Torres Places: Liverpool Organisations: Liverpool Football Club
