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ATHLETIC SOCCER/OF MADRID Towers already are in Liverpool, happening through an exhaustive medical examination How counterpart, the Athletic one of Madrid will present/display to Luis Garci'a by three seasons 02-07-2007 CHAIN TO BE Fernando Torres already is in Liverpool where the forward is passing a mega medical examination that began 9 in the morning and will finish around the 5 of afternoon of this Tuesday. After the recognition, the player will sign with the English club for the six next seasons. The Liverpool will pay 36 million euros to the Athletic one of Madrid. The draftee who will unite to Towers with the Liverpool for the six campaigns will end a stage of seven years in the Athletic Madrid, with which he has marked 75 goals in First Division and maximum anotador of the hundred of years of history of the club has been located like 9º. Towers, on 23 years and servant in the inferior categories of the Athletic one of Madrid from the eleven, have lived all their sport race in the Madrilenian club and it will take leave tomorrow of the liking to the Calderón stage before getting up Thursday to his new equipment in Anfield. New midfield player The Brazilian player Cléber Santana, of 25 years, player of the Saints of Sao Paulo, will get up to the discipline rojiblanca in the next campaign after paying Athletic a number near the eight million euros by a midfield player who will turn 26 years at the end of July. With Cléber and Raul Garci'a the necessities would be covered in center with the group of the field. A shining race Towers made debut with the first equipment the 27 of May of 2001, with their set in Second Division, and, one week later, marked its first goal in Albacete. With the ascent of their equipment to the Maxima category, course 2001-02, the “9” became the soul of the Athletic one during last the five seasons, in which it was the maximum goleador of the equipment and was unquestionable in the alignments of the trainers who have happened through the bench. In the Spanish selection also he has been practically fixed during last the three years, from his debut in a friendly front to Portugal in Guimaraes, the 6 of September of 2003. In addition a Eurocopa has played, in 2004 in Portugal, and the past World-wide of Germany 2006. With the national t-shirt, Towers have marked fourteen goals, three of them in the past World-wide, in whom its equipment was eliminated in the eighth of end by France (1-3), and are 14º maximum goleador of the history of the Spanish selection. http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools

SSN confirm Garcia to Atletico deal has been completed

I doubt there would be a PC till Thursday or Friday, at best I think we might get an announcement of the signing (I hope & pray). Spanish papers are saying Towers will do a goodbye PC at the Calderon tomorrow then will be presented by Liverpool at the end of the week

Premiership - Torres set for Anfield medical Eurosport - Tue, 03 Jul 08:53:00 2007 Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres is set for a medical at Liverpool today ahead of his record-breaking £24 million move. More StoriesFernando Torres: In Profile The 23-year-old Spanish international is poised to sign a six-year deal with the Merseysiders. "We are in conversations, but nothing has been signed yet," Atletico President Enrique Cerezo told Onda Cero. "The deal has not yet been finalised and Fernando Torres remains an Atletico Madrid player but that might change tomorrow. "All I can say is that Fernando Torres is a great player who is valued highly by many clubs and he has to think about his future. Whatever happens our fans will have to understand that it is for the good of the club." The move, should it go ahead at the reported figure, would be the highest transfer fee paid for a Spanish player, beating the $41 million Lazio paid Valencia for midfielder Gaizka Mendieta in 2001. The future of the Atletico captain has been the subject of intense speculation since the end of the Spanish season. The club's decision to sign Uruguay forward Diego Forlan from Villarreal at the weekend appeared to pave the way for the departure of Torres, who has become the leading figure at the club since he made his debut for the first team at 17. Torres, who joined Atletico as an 11-year-old, has been the club's top scorer for the last five seasons, completing his most successful campaign in 2003-04 when he struck 19 goals. Liverpool midfielder Luis Garcia, who is expected to move in the opposite direction, arrived in Madrid on Monday to undergo a medical on his injured knee prior to a likely return to his former club. "The two deals are not linked," said Cerezo. "Luis Garcia has always shown a willingness to return to Atletico and it now looks like that will happen." http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/03072007/58/...ld-medical.html

Looks like Xabi is pleased THE PLAYER THINKS THAT THE “BOY” “ALREADY HAS DEMONSTRATED HIS ENORMOUS QUALITY” Xabi Alonso: “He would be fantastic that the Liverpool fichase to Towers” Oscar Badallo · Marca Xabi Alonso is enchanted of which Fernando Torres is on the verge of being companion his in the Liverpool, although the midfield player donostiarra preferred to hope to that the draftee of the Madrilenian forward is announced officially by their club before pronouncing itself more clearly on him. Xabi, that Wednesday will travel to Liverpool to begin the preseason, indicated to Mark that “would be fantastic that Torres fichase by the Liverpool, because player is grandísimo. We are going to see what happens in the end, but is clear that it would come to us very well to have to him with us”. And it is that, in the opinion of Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres “already it has demonstrated its enormous quality and to have to him in the equipment would be brilliant”. http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools

According to this Torres travelled to Liverpool last night for a medical: THE “BOY” WILL COMMIT ITSELF WITH LIVERPOOL BY SIX SEASONS The recognition and the company/signature of Torres only need A.R. Barber, F.J. Molina, L. Aznar and M. Sa'inz Fernando Torres will pass medical examination east Tuesday in Liverpool, city to which traveled Monday at night after throughout the day the definitive terms of their crossing negotiated in Madrid. Margarita Garay and Antonio Sanz, chief of a main directorate and director of communication of Bay, respectively, moved to Vicente Calderón in the morning to close with Miguel Angel Gil Marín the subjects that still had slopes the Athletic one with `Young'. Like the commitment with `reds' was already total (Rick Parry, executive director, had left Spain the weekend), the operation can occur by done for want of which the respective respective contracts are signed and they interchange the fax. Towers will seal, in principle, a commitment by six seasons and will receive around eight million by each one of them, number that on the other hand does not reach the emolumentos of Gerrard, captain of the Liverpool, and that rather locates to the height of the Xabi Alonso or Carragher. Until now captain rojiblanco could return to Madrid to last hour of this Tuesday or first of Wednesday offering a press conference that serves like goodbye. http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools

First | Athletic TOWERS WILL TODAY STOP BEING PLAYER OF THE ATHLETIC ONE Fernando Torres will leave his club of always. The Liverpool hopes to him. 36 million euros will pay the English organization by the international of the Athletic one. The last flecos were closed yesterday and the intention of all the parts is to be able to today make official its crossing to the equipment of Rafa Benítez. IN ITS GOOD BYE. Fernando Torres will today live his last hours like player on the Athletic one. The Liverpool hopes to him with the open arms. (JESEÚS EYRIE) 03.07.2007 F.J. DIAZ The Athletic delay to today make official the crossing of Fernando Torres to the English Liverpool. Club and player were finishing closing the last flecos of the negotiation. The soccer player fixed all the related one to his settlement with the Athletic one, although according to all the sources today she would have to be all neat one so that the organization of the Manzanares made public which already is an open secret. The idea that handled the Athletic era to announce this behind schedule the march of Fernando Torres and tomorrow to summon a press conference so that the Boy can take leave as rojiblanca is deserved of the liking. Later it would undertake course to Liverpool, where also it will be presented/displayed like new player of the equipment that trains Rafa Benítez. Neither Athletic nor the representatives of the soccer player have wanted to precipitate the march of the player. All have wanted to be prudent with the times and to tie everything before announcing their draftee by the Liverpool. From England one scored yesterday that the Boy will sign by five or six years. International rojiblanco was not very in favor to commit itself by so many seasons by the Liverpool, but this organization wants to tie by several campaigns to one of the most important soccer players of European soccer. The numbers. Also from England one scored yesterday what the forward of the Athletic one can win. In case Towers sign by five campaigns receives 35 million euros, at the rate of seven annual million. In case it is committed by one more a campaign by the Liverpool the post is more important. By six years of property to reds Towers would receive 46 million euros, with annual emolumentos of 7.7 million euros. In either cases Towers it would be the second better paid of the group of the English set. Gerrard, with nine annual million, is the soccer player who more cobra. Behind it is Carragher, with seven million, a number at which will still arrive rojiblanco. The crossing will be of 36 million euros, something inferior to the 40 that the player has of clause in his contract with the Athletic one. It is about to to see if the operation of Luis Garci'a, appraised in four million, is independent or not to the one of Fernando Torres. With their crossing those of the Manzanares will be able to undertake the payment of Diego Forlán, Raul Garci'a and Cléber Santana. Ninth goleador. Towers already are in Madrid after having been of vacations. The forward was to as much of all the negotiations and on which he is living his last hours like soccer player of the Athletic one. Towers made debut with the first equipment of Athletic the 27 of May of 2001, in Second Division. Since then one has become great the referring one of the Athletic one as much inside as outside the game land. In last the five campaigns it has been the goleador of the equipment and fixed with all the trainers in the bench rojiblanco. With the Athletic one it has marked 75 goals in First and it is already the ninth goleador in the history of the Madrilenian club. Their good performances with the Athletic one caused their debut with the Spanish Selection, that took place the 6 of September of 2003. Towers have been completing all their steps and after several summers in which the main European clubs wanted to file to him, the moment has arrived from its march. The Athletic one enters a good amount and the player can progress. AS advanced the 23 of June that Towers went away to the Liverpool AS the past advanced 23 of June that Fernando Torres would leave to the Liverpool. Neither Inter nor other supplies that could arrive from the Premier. This newspaper indicated that with total certainty the equipment of Benítez would be the destiny of international rojiblanco. The price? 36 million. Right what is going to pay the English club in taking control of the services of the Boy. Later this newspaper was informing into the attempts of the Liverpool in reducing those 36 million, offering players like Cissé. But one of the news of this soccer summer was advanced by AS. Today Towers will leave. http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools Soccer ONLY LACK TO ANNOUNCE IT OF OFFICIAL FORM Towers will be of the Liverpool next the six years 3/7/2007 J.A. Martinez Next that will sign the Towers are their new contract with the Liverpool to print to send forum to value to increase text to diminish text Fernando Torres will be this same week new player of the Liverpool. Back it will be left already his stage like colchonero. `Young' interrupted its vacations in Polynesia yesterday and it appeared in the capital of Spain not to prorogue plus a crossing that has been sung for several days. The agreement is total between Athletic of Madrid and Liverpool. The English club will pay to the rojiblancos a post of 36 million euros by the draftee, although the certain thing is that five of `kilos' that are included in this amount will pay with the crossing of Luis Garci'a to the club of the Manzanares. Towers, apparently, will be already the next Thursday in the English locality, where it will pass revision medical and it could even be presented/displayed he himself day with the t-shirt of his new equipment. The forward rojiblanco will sign by six seasons and, like we are before an operation that already was seen come, the Athletic one covered the backs the week last with the hiring of the Uruguayan forward Diego Forlán, ex- of the Villarreal that is disputing the America Glass. Rick Parry, executive stop of the Liverpool, maintained in the day of yesterday contacts with Miguel Angel Gil Marín, chief of a main directorate of the Athletic one, as well as the president of the organization, Enrique Cherry tree. All the parts agree in which the best thing is than the crossing of `Young' to the equipment of Rafa Benítez is closed as rapidly as possible. For Fernando Torres it will not be easy to say good bye to the club of his loves, but the certain thing is that an air change meditated in the last campaigns, in which the Athletic one has not obtained the successes longed for by its unconditional ones. Now, and for want of which the operation closing of official form, is on the verge of inciar for Towers a ilusionante era. That yes, in the Liverpool will have to work hard and to adapt as rapidly as possible to demonstrate because of its draftee. If in the Athletic one he were great ídolo, in Anfiel Road the affection of the liking with goals will have to gain. http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools THE “BOY” OF ANFIELD Towers confront their last hours like rojiblanco before maintaining course to Liverpool Today its crossing by a total of 36 million euros will be closed completely Juan Cat/MADRID 03/07/07 03:00 h.“This is the end. Beautiful friend. This is the end. My only friend, the end”. With this estrofa begins the mythical song of The Doors interpreted by the matchless Jim Morrison and who would serve as magnificent musical bottom for the last hours of Fernando Torres in the Athletic one. It is the aim of the “Boy” in its Atleti after many years given to a cause that has derived in this exit to the Liverpool that was the chronicle of an announced crossing. They are these its last moments as player rojiblanco before undertaking a new walking with Anfield Road as destiny during next the six seasons. Fernando Torres worries the last moments like colchonero, although he will not let be it in spite of being placed the t-shirt of “reds”, something that will do in the next hours once all the concepts of their crossing are closed definitively. Today it is the day. Key meeting With Towers already in the capital of Spain, Athletic and the Bay, company that represents the soccer player, met yesterday during good part in the morning. Miguel Angel Gil Marín, Delegated Advisor of the organization rojiblanca, Jesus Garci'a Pitarch, sport director, Clemente Villaverde and Emilio Gutiérrez, director of marketing and communication, saw the faces with the representatives of Bay to reach the final agreement once Atlético and Liverpool had closed the agreement of the crossing by 36 million euros. Nevertheless, there were concepts that were not culminated and the meeting occurred by finalized without finishing off the operation. Today same they could be left those flecos resolute and, even, the medical examination of the soccer player on the part of its new club could also take place although this was not confirmed by the two parts before the lack in the definitive agreement. The dance of numbers is absolute and not excessively clear in the most important operation of the history of the Athletic one, but some concepts yes have extended like the fact that the Athletic one will pocket about 2 ' 7 million euros by the formation rights of Fernando Torres. So long One has always said that the Liverpool would not get to pay the total quantity of the clause of rescission of Fernando Torres, fixed to 40 million euros, but between several aspects by incentives that have been anticipated in the negotiation maintained during weeks between both clubs the amount to pay by the English club will be very next to that top of 40 million. Fernando Torres worries the hours in Madrid before undertaking a very long trip, of six years nothing else and nothing less, but for which he could have the return ticket. In fact, the Athletic one would not resign to a possible return of the “Boy” in case Towers decided to leave Anfield Road before time, reason why the colchonero club would have a letter under the sleeve to obtain its return in the heat of sport expansion http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools One will take leave of the athletic liking Before being presented/displayed like player of the Liverpool J. Cat/MADRID 03/07/07 03:00 h.Fernando Torres and the Athletic one of Madrid has wanted to go at any moment of the hand. Ever since they decided to extend the contract the last season and to alter the clause until lowering it to the 40 million present euros. That test of good will between the two parts, as they defend in the colchonero club, will serve among other aspects to sally of the “Boy” of the Athletic one with all the honors that are deserved. The one that has requested sharply to be able to take leave first of all the liking rojiblanca, of its liking is own the Towers. To them it must and it wants to pronounce and to direct his first words to the thousands of rojiblancos followers to express to him and to explain to them so that of his exit of the Athletic one. The “boy” made it clear and repeated over and over again at any moment that if marched he himself it would be the one who would say it publicly. And that is what will do with complete certainty tomorrow before maintaining course to Liverpool to undertake a new adventure. Towers the pain its heart rojiblanco, but conscious will take leave yet that it also does an enormous favor to the Athletic one not only generating fabulous income but causing and impelling a necessary change for the trajectory of the equipment. Still “the 9” rojiblanco will speak for its liking, the one of Vicente Calderón and the one that has followed to him by all Spain, before to go to its new followers who also hope to him with the arms opened in Anfield Road. The inevitable end comes near and the colchonera liking will remain empty without its standard and without which until now it was his flag. This one will wave from now on in Liverpool, but it leaves his track here until it returns http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools

I wonder if we will announce the signing before the PC as what usually happens or will they wait till Torres says his goodbyes on Thursday, i just want them to wrap this up, the PC can wait

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=e...ficial%26sa%3DG First | Athletic TOWERS WILL BE OF LIVERPOOL TUESDAY If there is no misfortune in the negotiation, the crossing of Towers to the Liverpool will be made east official Tuesday. The English set will pay 36 million euros and the Boy will sign by six seasons. FROM THE ELEVEN YEARS. Fernando Torres entered the quarry of the Athletic one with 11 years. (JESUS EYRIE) 02.07.2007 EFE/AS.COM (MADRID) The draftee of Fernando Torres, captain of the Athletic one of Madrid, of the Liverpool is in favor only pending of details with the contract of the player and if it does not have no misfortune will be made official Tuesday. The forward returned east Sunday to Madrid of his summery vacations to complete his crossing to the English club. The Liverpool will pay 36 million euros Towers, that will sign by six seasons. The march of Towers ends a stage of seven years in the first equipment, with which has marked 75 goals in First Division and it has been located like the ninth maximum anotador of the history of the club. From the 11 years Towers, on 23 years and servant in the inferior categories of the Athletic one of Madrid from the 11, have lived all their sport race in the Madrilenian club. It made debut with the first equipment the 27 of May of 2001, with his set in Second Division, and, one week later, it marked his first goal in Albacete. With the ascent of his equipment to the Maxima category, course 2001-02, Towers one became the soul of the Athletic one during last the five seasons, in which it was the maximum goleador of the equipment and was unquestionable in the alignments of the trainers who have happened through the bench. With the Spanish selection it made debut in a friendly front to Portugal in Guimaraes, the 6 of September of 2003. It has played Eurocopa 2004 in Portugal and the past World-wide of Germany 2006. Towers have marked fourteen so many with Spain and are the fourteenth maximum goleador of the history of the Selection.

I'd sign Hienze just so we can enjoy the whinging and moaning from the scum fans, they'd never be able to live it down

Reporter on Five Live (Jonathan Ledgard) was just on saying £90K per week terms agreed which an increase of £10K from his atleti package

Cant be, he's at the copa america with uraguay, no? 7pm there would 6pm here

Reported by ShanksLegend who is legit

ITS CROSSING CAN BE SETTLED IN THE NEXT HOURS Towers interrupt their vacations to close their march to the Liverpool LUIS AZNAR and F.J. MOLINA/Madrid As the daily Mark in its edition informs into this Monday, to history between Fernando Torres and the Athletic one it has left hours to put new paragraph. The “boy” already is in given Madrid the advance of the negotiations to seal the last flecos of his crossing to the English set. Interrupting their vacations in Polynesia, Towers have decided to return not to prorogue plus a draftee, without a doubt one of most outstanding of the summer, that is practically resolute. In Anfield they have accelerated the negotiations to culminate a complicated operation without a doubt. Rick Parry, commissioner by `reds' to obtain the draftee of the international Spanish, has managed to advance the same ones to such an extent who today can become official the crossing of per it rojiblanca. Sources of the colchonero club and people next to the player confirmed that the operation is so outpost that can be closed in hours. Fernando, on the other hand, is surprised by the rapidity whereupon the negotiations have been developed. Today a meeting is predicted in which the player will participate and who must seal definitively an operation that will report more than thirty million euros to the club rojiblanco, besides to make sure the incorporation the end Luis Garci'a. What he is confirmed is the celebration of a press conference, once made official the crossing, to which Fernando will take leave of the liking http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools

I think its a ruling that applies to foreigners only, though I might be wrong

First | Athletic of Madrid LIVERPOOL WILL PRESENT/DISPLAY TO TOWERS TO END OF WEEK Good bye could become official in next the 48 hours IMMINENT. Towers will stop being rojiblanco in the next hours. (PEPE ANDRÉS) 02.07.2007 IÑAKO DÍAZ-GUERRA The official good bye of Fernando Torres as player of the Athletic one approaches inexorably. If they do not arise unexpected, its crossing to the Liverpool will be announced in next the 48 hours and the Boy, who is of vacations in Polynesia, would travel to England he himself Wednesday to pass the medical examination, to sign his new contract and being presented/displayed like new player network Thursday or Friday. The agreement between the clubs is absolute: 32 million more Luis Garci'a, than is valued in other four million. Even so, the Athletic one considers that it is two separated operations and that will receive by Towers 36 million that have requested from the first moment. Perspective question, although the end is he himself. Now the one that negotiates the last adjustments to its new contract with the Liverpool is Fernando Torres. The English club wants that the international Spanish, of 23 years, signs by six seasons, but the Boy would prefer to commit itself only by four. Thus, to the 27 years he would return to be free to reframe without fastenings the last section of his sport race. Possible return. This exigency of Towers is framed within the philosophy with which the player has considered his march of the Manzanares. He thinks about this stage in the Liverpool as a parenthesis within their life rojiblanca and for that reason has insisted on including in their crossing a preferential option for the Athletic one in case it leaves Anfield before finishing his contract. The Young hope that the money of its crossing allows the Athletic one to take the step that him lack to return to the elite of European soccer and dreams whereupon within years, when its contract with the Liverpool finishes, the Atleti is or fixed of the Champions and a power to consider the return with 27 or 28 years when between in their stage of sport fullness. But nowadays all that is science fiction. The reality is that at the end of week Towers he will be player of the Liverpool and will become the most expensive draftee of the history of pentacampeón of Europe. Although Gerrard will receive less than, this vitola will suppose an extra pressure to him, since the liking network hopes that those of Benítez, fantastic in the short matches, manage to the aim to fight Liga with Chelsea and Manchester United. In any case, to Towers the pressure, after which it has supported these years in the Athletic one, worries to him enough. Sense of expectancy. While the operation takes shape, the English Press impatient delay the arrival of The Kid, to which they describe like “the draftee of the year”. In spite of the insistent questions, Rafa Benítez does not want to loosen article before the draftee makes official itself: “I only can say that Towers are one of the players in whom we are working. At the beginning of season you must be always excited, to have total confidence in your equipment and to hope that soon new players arrive to make us better”. The Liverpool returned to the work the last week and Saturday plays its first friendly one, before the Wrexham. Soon day 21 initiates a tour by Asia in which Benítez hopes that the Boy integrates itself totally in the equipment to be to top in the beginning of the Premier (the 11 of August with the Aston Villa) and the previous one of the Champions, days 14 and 28 of he himself month. http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools Looks like Athletico will be using the Torres money to sign Queresma First | Athletic of Madrid QUARESMA WILL BE ATHLETIC IN THE NEXT HOURS The Athletic one is on the verge of obtaining its longed for draftee more, the Portuguese end that already it wanted to incorporate in December. Complete Quaresma, in principle, the group rojiblanca. The contacts with the lusos leaders were taking Gil to them Marín directly. Today official can become. ALMOST FACT. Quaresma practically is tied by the Athletic one for the next season. (BEVILACQUA) 02.07.2007 F.J. DIAZ (MADRID) Quaresma will be player of the Athletic one in the next hours. The end of the Oporto will shortly become new player of the equipment rojiblanco. Once the organization of the Manzanares fichó to Forlán, put hands to the work to close the incorporation of Quaresma, the great objective rojiblanco from the last season. And the negotiations carried out Miguel directly to them Angel Gil. The delegated advisor was Saturday in Valencia doing the one of Forlán and he was yesterday in Oporto to leave settled the operation of Quaresma. The Portuguese will sign by four seasons by the organization of the Manzanares. He will be the fifth draftee of the Athletic one, after Raul Garci'a, Abbiati, Forlán and Diego Costa. The price will surpass the 20 million euros and in the contract also clauses by obtained objectives are stipulated, so and as it has happened to the draftee of Forlán by the Madrilenians. The Athletic one wants to reinforce its game of band and Quaresma was the chosen one from the first moment. The one that it can play by the two bands has been decisive so that the Athletic one bet from the beginning by him. Petrov, Luis Garci'a, the own Quaresma and Maxi, that also can play of second forward, will be the soccer players who play by the two bands. Quaresma already commented to his more close friends than it was wishing to file by the Athletic one, although the Oporto its exit has become a problem for president Pinto Gives Coast. In it bids up it. The main European clubs had paid attention to the Portuguese, but little by little they have been retired of bids up it, conscious that the Athletic one would be the final destiny of the player. The set rojiblanco will next make official the draftee of Cléber Santana. The defense Angel, of the Celta, and if some forward puts itself to shot, would close the group http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools

Looks like the athletico fans are taking to the streets to demonstrate the Torres sale tonight, I feel sorry for them but hopefully Torres head doesnt get turned by it

It BS, I thought it was clear that it was a 18 month loan that cost us £1.5M and at the end of it we have option to buy him at £10M

Agreed

its probably athletico trying to protect themselves from a total fan revolt. The only one who KO's this transfer now will el nino himself ..................thats my main worry

Compass of delay in the future of the “Boy” Until Monday there will be no new features on the possible march of Towers to the Liverpool Javier G. Go'mara/MADRID 30/06/07 03:00 h.Another chapter of culebrón Towers was emitted yesterday. And it began in England, where the BBC assured that Liverpool and Atlético of Madrid already had reached an agreement by the crossing of the “Boy”. According to this information, the English club would pay rojiblanco 40 million that appear in the clause of rescission of the international Madrilenian. But from Vicente Calderón they denied this possibility. It is more, assured that at the offices of the stage no formal proposal has arrived neither from the Liverpool nor from no other club. During all the day, the negotiations, all of them with a common denominator followed one another: Towers already were practically player of the Liverpool. Nobody confirmed the news, but all saw outside the Athletic one their captain. While, as much the club as the surroundings of the soccer player some denied to have reached agreement after the crossing of the Madrilenian. The dilemma of the “Boy” The Liverpool wants to Towers, the Athletic one will accept a good supply soon to invest in more draftees and the player is indeciso. The bet of the English club seduces to him, and if it were not by his heart, it would already have signed with the British. But its affection by the rojiblancos colors causes that the player is in a dilemma of which it will not be easy to him to leave. Weeks ago, Towers affirmed that querìa sincerely to remain in the Athletic one of Madrid. A position that always has defended but that in the last days it has changed. Fuenlabreño took an enormous deception after the nonclassification of the equipment for Europe of direct way. That, and other aspects related to the organization, made him reframe the situation, mainly after knowing the interesting proposal a Liverpool that it wants to make an equipment in which Towers are the crown jewel. It seduces the idea to him, but to leave the Athletic one is not easy for him. In any case, it is foreseeable that until Monday it does not return to have new features on the subject. The week that comes must later arrive the official proposal from the Liverpool via fax at the offices of the Calderón and, the soccer player and answers Athletic. Towers always said that, if went away of the club of its life, it would do it of the hand with the leaders when understanding that the proposal benefitted to the Athletic one. But the club either does not want to be the one that takes the first step in the sale of its icon. Fernando Torres has a foot outside the Athletic one, something that had not happened until now. As of Monday, there will be new features on a subject that he has in vilo to all the colchonera liking. Culebrón of the summer promises more chapters shortly http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=e...%3DrlS%26sa%3DG

Benitez and Torres can answer one another’s prayers Jun 30 2007 by David Prentice, Liverpool Echo +MAY 23, 2007, was a black day in the history of Liverpool Football Club. But it was worse for Fernando Torres. While the Reds’ dreams of a sixth European Cup success died by the narrowest of margins in Athens, Torres was recovering from “the worst moment, without doubt” of his Atletico Madrid career. Barcelona had just effectively wrecked Atletico Madrid’s UEFA Cup hopes with a humiliating 6-0 win in the Vicente Calderón Stadium – and Torres was approaching a turning point in his career. “Never have I experienced something like that,” he declared. “It is a match to forget, one that has absolutely no positives at all. It has been a very long weekend. “It’s been difficult to sleep, to go out into the street. I’m sure time will heal, but to me, three days later, it does not go out of my head.” Two-and-a-half thousand miles across Europe, Rafa Benitez was also enduring a sleepless night. And his words in the wake of that Champions League final defeat perhaps hinted at what was on his mind. "Some players even playing isolated up front can change the game,” he said. “They can receive the ball, dribble, pass, and they can change the game. “I hope I will get the backing. When you see the players working as hard as they did today maybe it's not enough. When you want to get close to (Manchester) United and Chelsea and have another chance in the Champions League you need to go maybe two steps at a time." It was almost as if Benitez had a mental image of Torres while he was talking – a player, who plays up front on his own for Atletico. A talented individual who can receive the ball, dribble like an old-fashioned winger and pass with vision. And their experiences meant the two seemed destined to unite. Liverpool have craved an out-and-out goalscorer since Michael Owen left for Spain in 2004. Torres is not that man – even though his goals return is a respectable 62 in 143 La Liga appearances over four seasons, plus 14 in 42 internationals. But Dirk Kuyt is, and while he has diligently and uncomplainingly played much of his football outside the penalty area at Anfield to make room for Crouch and Fowler, Torres’ impending arrival could see a return to the role he filled for Feyenoord. Liverpool officials said yesterday they were “very confident” Torres would be at Anfield next season. The Reds have had to tip toe delicately through negotiations, as Torres’ relationship in Madrid is at almost Messianic proportions. Atletico still hope to persuade the player to remain in Spain and kick off their Intertoto Cup campaign on July 21. But it seems that home humbling by Barcelona convinced Torres his future lay elsewhere. His departure will cause widespread grief in one half of Madrid. Torres made his debut for Atletico in 2000 and was immediately earmarked as something special. He won the Best Young European Player award after top scoring at the Nike Cup Europe in 1999, in 2000/01 he was top scorer and player of the tournament at the European Under-16 Championships and 12 months later top scored again at the European Under-19 Championships, won by Spain. Drawing comparisons with Wayne Rooney, he became the youngest player to play for Atletico, the youngest goalscorer, and the youngest to play for the Spanish national side. In 2003 he was made captain of the club at the ridiculously tender age of 19, although he later said: “19 is too young to captain the team and shows the lack of patience at Atletico.” Chelsea tried to sign him at the end of the 2005-06 La Liga season, but he opted to stay put. At his first ever appearance in a World Cup finals in Germany, Torres scored the final goal in Spain’s 4-0 victory over Ukraine. In the second group match, Torres scored twice against Tunisia, was dropped from the team for a friendly against Romania in November 2006, but returned to the national side for the friendly against England in February. Ironically, Torres suffered an ankle injury in training with the national team before their summer fixtures in Riga and Vaduz. To replace him, Spanish coach Luis Aragonés called up an RCD Espanyol forward named Luis Garcia to replace him. Now, it seems, another Luis Garcia could be replacing Torres at club level at the Vicente Calderon. Personal terms and a medical still have to be arranged, but sources inside Anfield are “confident” the move will go through. And Reds fans should be confident they are recruiting one of the brightest talents in European football. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-f...00252-19380550/ Reds go for £5m hienze Jun 30 2007 by Nick Peet, Liverpool Echo RAFA BENITEZ is planning a shock swoop for disgruntled Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze. The Argentinean World Cup star is known to be unhappy at Old Trafford and is believed to be available for around £5million. Liverpool have been monitoring the situation for some time with Benitez an admirer of the versatile full-back. Heinze enjoyed an impressive start to his Premiership career after United signed him from Paris Saint-Germain for £6.9m in the summer of 2004. But he has been gradually pushed out of the side since the arrival of Patrice Evra at the club 18 months ago and is known to be keen on a move away from Old Trafford. The 29-year-old is currently on duty with Argentina at the Copa America tournament, alongside Liverpool’s Javier Mascherano andfellow Kop target Carlos Tevez. Meanwhile, Benitez is set to continue strengthening the junior ranks of his squad with another teenage signing. CSKA Sofia’s 18-year-old midfielder Mihail Alexandrov is about to become the third promising youngster snapped up by the Reds this week. Following the arrival of 19-year-old goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov from Levski Sofia and 18-year-old full-back from Athletic Bilbao, Mikel San Jose, Liverpool are close to signing another Bulgarian youngster. Alexandrov, who made two appearances for CSKA during last season’s runners-up campaign in Bulgaria, has passed a medical and is expected to sign a contract soon. Reds boss Benitez said: “They are players for the future who will hopefully settle in and develop.” Hungarian strike duo Krisztian Nemeth and Andras Simon, meanwhile, enjoyed their first training sessions at Melwood this week. Nemeth, an explosive, pacy striker who scored 12 goals in 20 appearances for MTK Budapest last season, has been described as a “Hungarian Filippo Inzaghi” by Budapest journalist Andras Gall, who travelled with them to Merseyside. “He plays on the shoulder of defenders and is a very good prospect,” Gall said. “Simon is a year younger at 17 but is more powerful. They found the training sessions quicker and stronger than they are used to but they enjoyed it and will settle down quickly. “Rafa spoke to them both on Thursday to make sure they both understand what was being said to them, and they’re looking forward to working with the reserve team and coach Gary Ablett.” Academy manager John Owens has revealed that a further two new overseas players will be joining the Reds’ Under-18 squad for the 2007/08 season. German striker Marvin Pourie from Borussia Dortmund and Swedish winger Alex Kacaniklic from Helsinborgs will arrive on Merseyside in time for the start of pre-season training at the Kirkby complex on July 16. Djibril Cisse, meanwhile, set to be eclipsed as the Reds’ record signing by Fernando Torres, is hoping to complete a permanent move to Marseille over the weekend. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-f...00252-19381874/ I dont know about everyone else but i wont be 100% at ease till Torres signs on the dotted line, that change of heart stuff is worst nightmare scenario

I do not understand anything Javier G. Go'mara 30/06/07 03:00 h.I do not understand anything. Easy what is to speak in this country, although England also has his. Yesterday, Fernando Torres was in Madrid reunited with Rafa Benítez; the agents of the “Boy” saw themselves with the technician of the Liverpool in the English city; also the two organizations had reached an agreement; information assured that the Liverpool paid to 32 million and Luis Garci'a, other that 36, other that the complete clause. All this was ***reflxed mng or it was listened to during yesterday. And nothing, or almost nothing, is certain. But what it matters to them, little by little it is being obtained: to remove to Towers from the Athletic one. Weeks ago, the “9” returned to repeat that it did not move, but now, everything has changed. The “boy” knows well in which the club has become, and is seriously maturing the possibility of leaving the Manzanares. He would make the pain his heart yet, but he can that has arrived the moment for doing it. It would be the most difficult decision of his life, but one compares to the Liverpool and to the Athletic one of Madrid like organizations, the difference is abysmal, and the patience has a limit. In any case, until Towers do not say that it goes away, will be nothing no resolute. The worrisome thing is the attitude of the Athletic one. If they really do not want that his captain goes away, they would send to the Liverpool or to any other equipment to the clause, they would call to Towers and they would say to him that he did not think to leave the organization, that they are going to file great players once and for all and to give continuity to the project, which always has requested the “9”. However, they prefer to let see that the one is Fernando that is wanted to go. If it were thus, it would not have waited for so much http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools

ACCORDING TO IT HAS ANNOUNCED TELEMADRID Principle in Liverpool-Athletic agreement by Torres According to Telemadrid has announced, the Liverpool and the Athletic one of Madrid already have arrived at a princicio in agreement by Fernando Torres in an operation which Luis would enter Garci'a and in which the rojiblancos would enter 32 million euros by the sale of the “Boy”, although the Athletic one demands to keep a right from rough estimate on Towers. Now, the last word has the player. http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools

Cisse on verge of Marseille deal By Paul Fletcher Cisse spent last season on loan at Marseille Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse is set to sign a permanent deal with Marseille despite a late approach from West Ham. Bolton and Portsmouth were also interested in signing the 25-year-old, who cost Liverpool £14m in July 2004. But Cisse, who spent last season on loan at Marseille, is keen to join the French club on a permanent basis. "Marseille is definitely the choice for Djibril," Cisse's agent Ranko Stojic told BBC Sport. "I think the deal will happen on Friday or Saturday." http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ool/6254338.stm