Torres: would like to try his luck in Serie A to
complete his resume of having played in Europe’s big three
leagues.
As Real
Madrid’s Florentino Perez
revolution begins to really pick up steam, Liverpool striker
Fernando Torres has all but ruled himself out of joining the new
Galactico dynasty to save any hassle of having to shoot down
nagging rumours in the future.
The
Spanish international also believes that Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo will not swap Old Trafford for the Santiago
Bernabeu, but he did invite Barcelona’s Lionel Messi to the Premier League.
“For me, Real Madrid are just like
any other club, like Barcelona, Milan, Bayern Munich or Inter. Just
another big club,” he said in an interview with weekly Spanish
magazine Don Balon.
“I just do not see myself playing
for Madrid. They do not attract me, especially because of my past
with Atletico. And even if I were to return to Spain, I will
certainly be going back to Atleti.
“But before that, I would like to
try my luck at Serie A to complete my résumé of having played in
Europe’s big three leagues. I would also consider the Bundesliga as
they have a very attractive club in Bayern Munich,” he
elaborated.
Torres was then asked to compare the
two best players in the world today: Ronaldo and Messi. “Leo would
fit perfectly into English football and he would become an even
better player,” he offered. “He can still play the way he does now,
but because he won’t be able to pause so much, he would have to
take a more vertical line because the style of the game would force
him to.
“Ronaldo is different from Messi. He
is very impressive down the wings. Certainly in Spain, the games
will be much slower and he would be able to show more of his
individual qualities. “But personally, I do not see him playing
outside of the Premier League anytime soon, especially since
Manchester United are doing so phenomenally well.
“Besides, nowadays, any player would
fit in better at Barcelona because of their style of football. But
as we all know, this changes from one season to another.”
Having already tamed United
recently, Torres and Liverpool will have a chance to square off
against Barca in the semi-finals of the Champions League if both
teams can successfully negotiate their quarter-final opponents.
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