Chelsea shatter British record to land Torres
LONDON: Chelsea signed Spain striker Fernando Torres from Liverpool on Monday in a 50 million pounds ($80 million) deal that shattered the British transfer record.
Torres has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with the Premier League champions, who announced the deal on their website 35 minutes after the official close of the January transfer window.
"Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Fernando Torres on a five-and-a-half year contract," a statement on the Blues' website announced.
The 26-year-old's transfer smashed the previous British record set less than an hour earlier when Liverpool paid Newcastle 35 million pounds ($56 million) to sign England striker Andy Carroll as Torres's replacement.
Torres has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with the Premier League champions, who announced the deal on their website 35 minutes after the official close of the January transfer window.
"Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Fernando Torres on a five-and-a-half year contract," a statement on the Blues' website announced.
The 26-year-old's transfer smashed the previous British record set less than an hour earlier when Liverpool paid Newcastle 35 million pounds ($56 million) to sign England striker Andy Carroll as Torres's replacement.
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