The former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has revealed a 70 million pounds for the contract of Fernando Torres was discussed last year, and that he wanted to manage the new club. Striker Torres joined Chelsea on Monday British record fee of around £ 50 million, but has greater value. "I think last year we talked about 70 million pounds," Benitez said in an interview on BBC's Football Focus. The 50-year-old Spaniard also said he would be interested in managing the Anfield club still at a stage in the future.
Torres moving to Chelsea on transfer deadline day, although the Blues have made an offer reported in May 2010. Despite a knee injury late last season, has characterized the campaign in Spain's World Cup winner. "People have talked about you can get an offer from a club they are. Speaking of 70 million pounds," added Benitez. Within move pass Torres' at Stamford Bridge, Benitez said: "He has not played at the same level over time, but he is still a very good player, it's a lot of money, but it can [be] yet better .. "
Chelsea moved a step forward - Torres
Benitez was fired at the Italian side Inter Milan in January just six months after it was announced that Liverpool had left by mutual agreement after six years in office. He led the Reds to Champions League success in 2005 and an FA Cup win the following year, and was in charge when Torres signed from Atletico Madrid for 20 million pounds in the summer of 2007.
Roy Hodgson was appointed as his successor after his departure from Anfield by Benitez, but lasted only six months before the Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has been prepared at the end of the season. With the best form of Liverpool under the Scot, and the owner of the club in cash to spend striker Andy Carroll Torres (£ 35m) and Luis Suarez (£ 22M), Dalglish will be held for a longer stay.
But Benitez said: "To be manager of Liverpool is a dream for me this time, I know that Kenny is doing very well .. "I continue to wait and see game, but if I said that in the future you want to be managed, for sure, no doubt about it, this is the problem .. I have to go ahead anyway."
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Torres moving to Chelsea on transfer deadline day, although the Blues have made an offer reported in May 2010. Despite a knee injury late last season, has characterized the campaign in Spain's World Cup winner. "People have talked about you can get an offer from a club they are. Speaking of 70 million pounds," added Benitez. Within move pass Torres' at Stamford Bridge, Benitez said: "He has not played at the same level over time, but he is still a very good player, it's a lot of money, but it can [be] yet better .. "
Chelsea moved a step forward - Torres
Benitez was fired at the Italian side Inter Milan in January just six months after it was announced that Liverpool had left by mutual agreement after six years in office. He led the Reds to Champions League success in 2005 and an FA Cup win the following year, and was in charge when Torres signed from Atletico Madrid for 20 million pounds in the summer of 2007.
Roy Hodgson was appointed as his successor after his departure from Anfield by Benitez, but lasted only six months before the Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has been prepared at the end of the season. With the best form of Liverpool under the Scot, and the owner of the club in cash to spend striker Andy Carroll Torres (£ 35m) and Luis Suarez (£ 22M), Dalglish will be held for a longer stay.
But Benitez said: "To be manager of Liverpool is a dream for me this time, I know that Kenny is doing very well .. "I continue to wait and see game, but if I said that in the future you want to be managed, for sure, no doubt about it, this is the problem .. I have to go ahead anyway."
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