Fernando Torres has laughed off rumours of a switch to Chelsea, insisting he wants to win trophies with Liverpool.
The news comes as the proposed sale of George Gillett’s ice hockey club Montreal Canadiens offers hope the financial cloud over Anfield can be lifted.
Reports yesterday suggested that just a week after Torres was linked with a shock move to North West rivals Manchester United, Chelsea are now planning to test Liverpool’s resolve over their Spanish striker with an audacious £50m bid.
The Londoners are also believed to have entered the race to try and prise compatriot Xabi Alonso away from Anfield but Torres has reiterated his desire to remain at Anfield – believing that Liverpool are on the verge of claiming major honours again.
He said: “In the past two years, United have been the strongest team in Europe and we had to fight against them.
“This year they have lost an important player, so maybe it is our time.
“When I signed for Liverpool the main thing was to win trophies for them.
“It has been frustrating for me because for a club like Liverpool to go two years without a trophy is too long. But I think its coming.”
In a summer in which an array of Liverpool stars have been subject to a series of transfer rumours, the Anfield outfit’s ability to hold on to its prize assets like Torres could now be boosted by co-owner Gillett’s proposed sale of the Montreal Canadiens to the Molson family.
The deal to sell the NHL’s most successful ever team is worth a reported $550m (£330m).
The news comes as the proposed sale of George Gillett’s ice hockey club Montreal Canadiens offers hope the financial cloud over Anfield can be lifted.
Reports yesterday suggested that just a week after Torres was linked with a shock move to North West rivals Manchester United, Chelsea are now planning to test Liverpool’s resolve over their Spanish striker with an audacious £50m bid.
The Londoners are also believed to have entered the race to try and prise compatriot Xabi Alonso away from Anfield but Torres has reiterated his desire to remain at Anfield – believing that Liverpool are on the verge of claiming major honours again.
He said: “In the past two years, United have been the strongest team in Europe and we had to fight against them.
“This year they have lost an important player, so maybe it is our time.
“When I signed for Liverpool the main thing was to win trophies for them.
“It has been frustrating for me because for a club like Liverpool to go two years without a trophy is too long. But I think its coming.”
In a summer in which an array of Liverpool stars have been subject to a series of transfer rumours, the Anfield outfit’s ability to hold on to its prize assets like Torres could now be boosted by co-owner Gillett’s proposed sale of the Montreal Canadiens to the Molson family.
The deal to sell the NHL’s most successful ever team is worth a reported $550m (£330m).
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