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[redsince2001]

Torres ,the young spanish striker of promise has been recently been linked to  a move to Arsenal and Chelsea.
I have seen him play and the guy can find the back of the net. surely we are going to get a striker or two after the world cup. Should we go for him? With the spanish contingent here  we can get him easy.
  i think rafa's waiting to see how he performs in the world cup and then make a bid .

[sophe_lfc_4_lyf]

Yea.. it would be nice to get another striker who can find the back of the net.. thats what we need.. although crouch and garcia have been finding the net in a few big games

[redsince2001]

crouch and garcia scoring in the derby was gr8. But.have u forgotten the chances they missed against Benfica?No.we need someone who's more composed in front of goal and has pace and skill as well,this guy can provide us with that.

[The Ace1983]

Yes, it would be nice but several problems present themselves.

Problem 1: Ca$h. These days, when it come to money it has to be said that what Roman wants, Roman gets. If Torres does leave the club he loves, it will be for the club that is willing to through the most money his way. And we don't have the purse for it.

Problem 2: It's not just Arsenal and Chelsea. Inter, Milan, Barcelona and even Real Madrid are all apparently interested. He may not even want to come to England.

Problem 3: He may do a Nando and have problems finding his feet in the Prem. Not a problem for £6.5m and it is a risk one takes when buying any striker. But when that striker costs £25m, it's hard to take. We need a sure thing.

It would be great, but I can't see it happening.

[redsince2001]

Does anyone know how many years he has left in his current contract?>I think its 2.

[sophe_lfc_4_lyf]

I dont really know who he is .. But it would be nice seeing him in a red shirt just to annoy chelsea and anrsenal   chelsea mostly.. seein jose's face would be priceless.. but then again he as always got a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp

[redsince2001]

Yes, it would be nice but several problems present themselves.

Problem 1: Ca$h. These days, when it come to money it has to be said that what Roman wants, Roman gets. If Torres does leave the club he loves, it will be for the club that is willing to through the most money his way. And we don't have the purse for it.

Problem 2: It's not just Arsenal and Chelsea. Inter, Milan, Barcelona and even Real Madrid are all apparently interested. He may not even want to come to England.

Problem 3: He may do a Nando and have problems finding his feet in the Prem. Not a problem for £6.5m and it is a risk one takes when buying any striker. But when that striker costs £25m, it's hard to take. We need a sure thing.

It would be great, but I can't see it happening.

solution 1: If rafa thinks that he is the rt man 4 the job and is convinced that he'll passionately play 4 LFC then he'll spend the money needed ,even if it's 20m.

solution 2: It's highly unlikely that Torres will play in spain ...that'll annoy and disgust the supporters of his current club(socieded). same as st michel playing against us.So if he's leaving he'll leave spain.

solution 3:It's better to buy a world class goalscorer than two experienced (read old)players for 10m each.And my friend nothings sure just ask Newcastle.

[The Ace1983]

Yes, it would be nice but several problems present themselves.

Problem 1: Ca$h. These days, when it come to money it has to be said that what Roman wants, Roman gets. If Torres does leave the club he loves, it will be for the club that is willing to through the most money his way. And we don't have the purse for it.

Problem 2: It's not just Arsenal and Chelsea. Inter, Milan, Barcelona and even Real Madrid are all apparently interested. He may not even want to come to England.

Problem 3: He may do a Nando and have problems finding his feet in the Prem. Not a problem for £6.5m and it is a risk one takes when buying any striker. But when that striker costs £25m, it's hard to take. We need a sure thing.

It would be great, but I can't see it happening.

solution 1: If rafa thinks that he is the rt man 4 the job and is convinced that he'll passionately play 4 LFC then he'll spend the money needed ,even if it's 20m.

solution 2: It's highly unlikely that Torres will play in spain ...that'll annoy and disgust the supporters of his current club(socieded). same as st michel playing against us.So if he's leaving he'll leave spain.

solution 3:It's better to buy a world class goalscorer than two experienced (read old)players for 10m each.And my friend nothings sure just ask Newcastle.

problem with solution 1: In an ideal world, yes, Rafa could just brake the bank and he'd come. But this is not an ideal world, and if we go all the way to the top of our budget and offer £30m, Chelsea will just offer £35m.

problem with solution 2: First thing's first, Torres plays for and captains Athletico Madrid. And did Figo care when he switched from Barca to Real? Of course not. He didn't care what the fans thought, as he believed it was the right move for him and the right money. That's like saying Rio, or Alan Smith would never go to Man Utd having played for Leeds, or Andy Cole playing for City having left Man Utd, or Sol Campbell going from Spurs to Arsenal. When most players move clubs, fans don't matter.

problem with solution 3: Okay, there is no such thing as a dead cert, but bookies give out odds for a reason. In a league where you can't lose more than 3 games a season to be champions, the more certainty, the better, and a player with premmiership experience is far more likely to make an easy transition.

[XSD]

Problem 2: It's not just Arsenal and Chelsea. Inter, Milan, Barcelona and even Real Madrid are all apparently interested. He may not even want to come to England.

Arsenal aren't good enough. Chelsea don't seem to be interested in him but if we go after him they could be. Inter I can't say, Milan are unlikely to move for him with their current strikers. Barcelona are moving for Henry and really don't need a Torres. And he will never move to Real Madrid I am sure, Atletico hate Real.

[kunilson]

An established striker, who can play consistently good in Europe and at home under extreme pressure is what we need....whether Torres fits into that category i dont know.

Someone like Shevchenko does tho

[Sabre]

No.

[RAFABENITEZ]

what a thread

[LiverpoolMadman]

He's good player but I still want Defoe to replace Mori next season .....

[red_guy]

David Villa....!!!!!!....Torres? No, thank you. 

[The Specialist]

solution 2: It's highly unlikely that Torres will play in spain ...that'll annoy and disgust the supporters of his current club(socieded).

Personally, I think most of the people on here who are gung-ho about signing Torres are basing their opinion of him on reputation and hype. I'm wondering how many times you have actually seen Torres play, if you don't even know what club he plays for. People who know what they're talking about don't make silly mistakes such as this.

I think he's a good player and all (A great finisher he isn't), but he's a very unrealistic transfer target. TheAce has already touched on some reasons why.