Fernando Torres is due to fly into Liverpool Airport today and undergo a medical before sealing a £27m transfer to Liverpool, from Atletico Madrid. The 23-year-old striker has cut short his summer holiday to ensure the move goes ahead without delay.
As part of the deal, the two clubs have also agreed for Luis GarcÃa to move in the other direction; Garcia played for Madrid during the 2002-03 season.
According to The Guardian, ‘Torres is expected to earn around £90,000 a week at Anfield, putting him in the same wage bracket as Xabi Alonso and Jamie Carragher but leaving him some way short of the club captain, Steven Gerrard, who earns a reported £120,000 a week.’
Our question to you is: with Torres in their squad, are Liverpool now genuine Premier League challengers to the big two of Man Utd and Chelsea?