Fernando Torres joined Chelsea from Liverpool in a British record-breaking move in January 2011 however those inside Anfield new they were getting a good deal
Jamie Carragher has disclosed that Liverpool cleverly inserted a £50million release clause in Fernando Torres ' contract despite being aware the striker was no longer at his peak - a move that later proved very lucrative. Torres became a fan favourite at Anfield with his thrilling displays after arriving from Atletico Madrid for £25million in 2007. Yet, he left the Liverpool faithful stunned when he switched to Chelsea on transfer deadline day in January 2011.
He wasn't great, but what happened was when he signed his contract Liverpool put a release clause in his contract for £50million, which was massive money then,' 'When we were getting the £50million for Torres we were like, 'wow, they're not getting the Torres we know'. We knew that at the time,' he said. Torres notched up many memorable moments against his future club during his Liverpool tenure.
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