The Spain striker has been on the receiving end of plenty of abuse from football fans, but holds no grudges.
For a few years now, Torres has had a stigma surrounding his football career, from leaving Spain to join Liverpool where he became a hero with the Kop fans, to being labelled as a traitor for joining the Blues, and then to top it all off his very dismal spell with Chelsea only hindered his reputation even more.
However, Fernando Torres insists that the Liverpool fans do not know the full story behind his transfer to Chelsea.
The Spain international not very popular at Merseyside due to his £50 million switch over to London.
Torres was booed during Spain’s defeat to England at Wembley and has been booed at Stamford Bridge and at Anfield by Liverpool fans, but has said that Liverpool supporters will always be special to him.
“I’ve no doubt [the abuse] will be a lot worse,” Torres told Marca at the time.
“The Liverpool fans have only paid attention to what the club made them see and they don’t know the true story of my transfer to Chelsea.
“That’s why I don’t hold any grudges; they will always be special to me.”
Torres became a Liverpool idol for his deadly form during his first three spells with the club, scoring an astonishing 56 Premier League goals in only 79 appearances while playing under then manager Rafael Benitez.
However, when Benitez was replaced by Roy Hodgson, his form dropped and had not fully recovered since his move over to the capital.
“Nobody has understood me like Rafa Benitez,” he said.
“I owe him a lot. He is a fantastic coach. His teams go out on to the pitch with just one aim: to compete.
“The sensation they transmit is that, with less [of a] budget, they can beat the biggest teams.”
The 27-year-old was hoping to gain his form back at Stamford Bridge, However, that was not to be as then Manager Jose Mourinho hardly played the Spain International and Torres form dropped even more.
With only two Premier League goals that season, Torres had not fired up in a Chelsea shirt, but dismissed any concerns at the time he was feeling the pressure of his transfer fee and was optimistic about his future.
“You place the responsibility on yourself, it’s something you can’t control,” he said.
“Also, how much I cost doesn’t depend on me, it’s the clubs who decide what they are willing to pay and it is they who come to an agreement.
“I have been lucky enough to experience many wonderful situations over the last 10 years, but I am confident the best is yet to come.”
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