£50 million Torres Chelsea transfer deal to include Nicolas Anelka
Further to Friday’s rumour from a Spanish football pundit that Torres wanted to join Chelsea ( http://bit.ly/gKFZWD ) the Torres transfer saga has been gaining steady momentum. Liverpool FC officially confirmed on Friday that they rejected a £35million offer from Chelsea. Goal.com has claimed that Liverpool are asking for Nicolas Anelka as part of a £50 million deal. The transfer window deadline is imminent.
Goal.com has advised of the surprise package that would see not 1 but 2 new strikers on Merseyside in under a week, following the completion of the Luis Suarez deal. Chelsea is reported to have offered Daniel Sturridge as part of the original package. Liverpool, thought to want a proven goal scorer, are said to prefer the French International to the England U-21.
Anelka spent a brief period on Merseyside in 2001 on loan and is Chelsea’s top scorer with 13 so far this season. Just 5 of those have come in his 20 premiership games, a ratio of 1 goal per every 4 games. The Frenchman’s Champions League form has been better averaging 1 goal per game. It remains to be seen whether the ambitious Anelka would agree to a move to Liverpool, where the prospects of Champions League football next season are currently considered slight.
Torres’ form has picked up of late, following a career low point under Charlie Hodgson earlier this season. The striker went 5 games in a row without scoring. The arrival of Kenny Dagleish and Torres’s recent resurgence, with 3 goals in 4 games, coincided with the opening of the January transfer window. The Spaniard has handed in a formal transfer request; it is looking increasingly unlikely that he will be at Liverpool come next season.
In other transfer speculation Liverpool is reported to be chasing Blackpool’s Charlie Adams and have had 2 bids turned down, the most recent £6.5 million not having found favour with the Sea-siders. Blackpool is currently 12th in the premiership with Liverpool, at a season peak, at 7th.
Further to Friday’s rumour from a Spanish football pundit that Torres wanted to join Chelsea ( http://bit.ly/gKFZWD ) the Torres transfer saga has been gaining steady momentum. Liverpool FC officially confirmed on Friday that they rejected a £35million offer from Chelsea. Goal.com has claimed that Liverpool are asking for Nicolas Anelka as part of a £50 million deal. The transfer window deadline is imminent.
Goal.com has advised of the surprise package that would see not 1 but 2 new strikers on Merseyside in under a week, following the completion of the Luis Suarez deal. Chelsea is reported to have offered Daniel Sturridge as part of the original package. Liverpool, thought to want a proven goal scorer, are said to prefer the French International to the England U-21.
Anelka spent a brief period on Merseyside in 2001 on loan and is Chelsea’s top scorer with 13 so far this season. Just 5 of those have come in his 20 premiership games, a ratio of 1 goal per every 4 games. The Frenchman’s Champions League form has been better averaging 1 goal per game. It remains to be seen whether the ambitious Anelka would agree to a move to Liverpool, where the prospects of Champions League football next season are currently considered slight.
Torres’ form has picked up of late, following a career low point under Charlie Hodgson earlier this season. The striker went 5 games in a row without scoring. The arrival of Kenny Dagleish and Torres’s recent resurgence, with 3 goals in 4 games, coincided with the opening of the January transfer window. The Spaniard has handed in a formal transfer request; it is looking increasingly unlikely that he will be at Liverpool come next season.
In other transfer speculation Liverpool is reported to be chasing Blackpool’s Charlie Adams and have had 2 bids turned down, the most recent £6.5 million not having found favour with the Sea-siders. Blackpool is currently 12th in the premiership with Liverpool, at a season peak, at 7th.
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