Chelsea are ready to offer
£60 million for Liverpool
striker Fernando Torres.
The Sunday Mirror says there is a growing belief among
Europe's richest and most powerful clubs that a season of
Liverpool failure will force
Torres - and his advisers - to review the player's career.
Torres has publicly insisted he is committed to the Anfield
cause and does not want to create any issues that could destabilise
Rafa Benitez's managerial
authority.
But the Liverpool hierarchy
are aware that if their struggling team fails to qualify for the
Champions League, hanging on to Torres could become a major
issue.
And Torres will quickly be made aware of alternatives homes
where he can play at the highest level of the club game.
Chelsea manager
Carlo Ancelotti is a huge
admirer of Torres and the 25 -year-old Spaniard is the man the
Blues boss wants to bolster his strike force.