LUIZ FELIPE SCOLARI is ready to smash the UK transfer
record with a £40million bid for Liverpool’s Fernando
Torres.
New Chelsea boss ‘Big Phil’ (right) is determined to test the
resolve of Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett with the
sort of offer they can’t refuse. He will make room for the Spanish
star by using Didier Drogba as part of the deal to take Deco from
Barcelona to Stamford Bridge.
Then Scolari will go all-out to snatch Torres, who enhanced his
reputation with Spain’s opener against Sweden yesterday.
Scolari is encouraged by reports that the Torres camp has
privately admitted the 24-year-old would be interested in a switch
to Stamford Bridge. A Chelsea insider revealed: “Scolari is well
aware it will be a real battle to try to get Torres out of
Liverpool. “But he’s ready to make the sort of bid that will make
even the Americans sit up and take notice.
“Obviously he knows that Liverpool don’t want to sell one of
their star assets but he still believes he can exploit the trouble
and turmoil at Anfield to get his man.”