Most of us who are up-to-date with the football news will probably know that Abramovich's millions are after Liverpool and Fernando Torres. A bid of 35 million or so was initially rejected by Dalglish & Co. but Chelsea are intent on getting their man.
All of this has resulted in Torres handing in a transfer request which has been firmly rejected by Liverpool.
Chelsea really need Torres because of their aging squad. Both Drogba & Anelka are on the wrong side of 30 and there is no back-up. Of course, they do have Daniel Sturridge as reserve but he is not proven at the top level, yet. The latest is that Chelsea have offered 46.5 million plus Sturridge. It does sound tempting but whether Liverpool will accept losing their best player is a different matter altogether.
Torres will certainly bring much needed pace to Chelsea's attack which has been lacking this season. Anelka has lost a lot of pace which was the main weapon he had. Drogba does have impressive pace but, being 30, has also lost some of it, but his physical prowess is still his main threat. So, if Torres arrives, it will certainly be 'au revoir' for Nicholas Anelka. With Drogba & Torres up front, Chelsea will be dangerous team to play against. (Keep in mind, the same was said when Anelka arrived from Bolton, and they took two years to really perform together).
On paper though, they look deadly, but football is not played on paper as we know. For Liverpool, they have to keep Torres although they've just signed Luis Suarez, if reports are to be believed. On this side of the fence, the combination of Torres & Suarez will also be fantastic. Suarez will definitely be able to add goals to the Liverpool team. Some of the pressure will also be taken off Torres and Gerrard as well. Suarez will also bring energy to the Liverpool front-line and he is also a deadly finisher. The only thing is, he's unproven. The players who've arrived from the Dutch league have not been great bar Dirk Kuyt. Ryan Babel would've been good, but he was hardly given a chance. Huntelaar failed to impress at Madrid as well. Judging by the way Suarez played at the World Cup, he will certainly be good. He doesn't have blinding pace but makes it up for his positioning and anticipation.
The game he played against Real Madrid this season wasn't great though. He was marshaled well by the Madrid defence, but that could be a one-off.
Whatever the outcome, it will certainly be interesting to see because he would certainly complement both clubs.
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