Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has declared
that making four or five top class signings during the summer is
more important for the Reds than qualifying for the UEFA Champions
League.
While El Nino still believes that Liverpool will secure the fourth
and final Champions League place, he has identified the transfer
market as key to the future success of the much decorated
Merseyside club.
"It's too soon to talk, I sincerely believe we will finish fourth
but for me qualifying for the Champions League isn't so important.
What's really important is that the club makes a big effort in
bringing in important players that exceed the quality of what we
have," he told Spanish publication AS.
"We need four or five top players to compete, better than what we
have here to make us all grit our teeth and try to keep our
position. Without reinforcements for a team that finishes fourth,
we will again be fighting for fourth next year.
"I want to fight for the Premier League, fight for the
Champions League or UEFA [Europa League] but for this we need
signings."
The former Atletico Madrid captain also stated his desire to remain
at Anfield and stressed the importance of the arrival of new
managing director Christian Purslow as a major step forward for the
club's development.
"I still have this year and three more. I've left my home and it is
clear that I owe Liverpool a lot and I'm very happy here, people
treated me as if I were from here. Hopefully my future will be
here, I think the club deserves to win again, but they themselves
know that right now that's far away," he declared.
"Fans are worried that the players go, that's a problem when you
start to be afraid that your players go because then you know that
the club is not going forward, but I believe this is not going to
be the case at the club. Since Christian Purslow arrived Liverpool
have had an important boost, we signed a sponsorship deal to match
that of Real Madrid, then things will go forward."
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