Striker reveals all about his move to Stamford Bridge
Former-Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has revealed that Steven Gerrard encouraged him to complete a £50million move to Chelsea.
The Spaniard caused controversy around Mersyeside after he swapped Anfield for Stamford Bridge back in January 2011, but in a recent interview, he’s revealed that it was the captain that urged him to complete the transfer.
Torres was in red-hot form for Liverpool and created a deadly partnership with Gerrard, but in a recent interview, Torres stated that he had several chats with the skipper about his future, and the midfielder urged him to take the move.
‘Gerrard told me to go’
Torres said: “There’s one player that influenced me above anyone else and that’s Gerrard. He changed my career, my ambition, wanting to win, he changed everything.
“Even when I was leaving Liverpool he told me ‘go, think about yourself. Do what’s best for you — you’ve nothing to prove’.
“He changed the way I saw things, telling me that I could get much higher than what I had always thought. I’ll never find a team-mate like him.”
Torres’ career at Chelsea wasn’t a replica of his time at Liverpool and he eventually left The Bridge to join AC Milan before then completing a loan move to boyhood club Atletico Madrid.
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
