Liverpool’s new owners plan showdown talks with Fernando Torres next week.
The club’s new American owner John Henry wants to know whether his star striker intends to quit the club.
Starsport understands both Barcelona and Manchester United are interested in the Spanish sensation, who looks fed up with life at Anfield.
And Liverpool have fixed up a meeting next week with Torres’ advisers – Bahia International.
Torres was rested for Thursday night’s 0-0 Europa League draw against Napoli, with boss Roy Hodgson saving him for Sunday’s Premier League clash with Blackburn.
Henry has said he will tackle United and Chelsea head-on to restore Liverpool to the top of the Premier League. So the last thing he wants to do is lose one of the club’s best players.
Henry and Liverpool’s new chief operations officer, Joe Januszewski, want to tell Torres and his team their plans for the club in a bid to appease his concerns about the direction of the club.
Liverpool are second from bottom of the Premier League after losing to local rivals Everton.
A source close to Bahia International said: “Liverpool want a meeting. They want to find out about all the speculation about Torres leaving the club.
“We are not taking any notice of that. Torres has a contract with Liverpool so they will be the ones who decide his future. Torres is more concerned about making a full recovery from his injury in the summer, which he feels is affecting his performances.”
At the moment the player is believed not to have a problem with under-fire manager Roy Hodgson. Barcelona have made Torres their No.1 target, rather than the now available Wayne Rooney.
Bahia International know of the Spanish champions’ interest in Torres, and Barca are confident that if he does leave Anfield then he will want to return to La Liga rather than to United.
Torres would never consider a move to Real Madrid because he grew up at rivals Atletico.
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