Fernando Torres, the most awaited return

Closed the agreement with Milan for which Alessio Cerci would play on loan in the Lombardia until June 2016, the return of Fernando Torres to Atletico Madrid is the story of a return with a strong emotional charge for what they assumed in his day appearance, his consecration and also his exit. Seven and a half years after his move to Liverpool, after going through Chelsea, and after this last and brief assignment to Milan, the squad will return to Atletico, where he always confessed that he would return. Player and club have made an effort in the economic section so that their paths cross again. The operation could only be truncated if Cerci, wanted by Inter, refused to play at Milan. Adriano Galliani, general director of the Italian club, closed the agreement on Wednesday night that includes the former player of Torino. Between today and tomorrow the last fringes will be finished.

Account with the wind in favor of his draft between the feel of the stands and the commitment that Simeone has put back after the failed attempt this summer. The role he will play has already been transmitted by the coaching staff. In the presence of Mandzukic, El Niño will be an important player, but not in every game. Mandzukic has changed the offensive style of the team, more ambitious in terms of playing in the opposite field and having a greater possession of the ball, but Simeone wants more offensive alternatives. With the Croatian striker, when Atlético retires to defend in his own field he does not have a footballer who stretches him playing long. That Torres returns, does not mean only a return to the past for him, also it is for the style of the team.

Torres emerged with Atlético suffering in the Second Division. He debuted at the Calderón against Leganés on May 27, 2001. It was Luis Aragonés who gave him the alternative and took care to polish the controls in the race and the definition. In the face of the financial and sporting turmoil that plagued the entity, the stand adopted the Child as a symbol and a foundation of hope on which to sustain itself in those dark days in the history of the club. With just 17 years old and the face speckled with freckles that highlighted his youthful airs, he had to endure from the first minute the pressure of being the flag of Atlético. The fans recognized him from the first day as one of their own and wielded it as a reason for pride: mattress to the bone and with an international dimension beyond doubt. The season following his debut, Atlético returned to Primera. Four courses without obtaining the classification for the Champions and a juicy offer of Liverpool, of 35 million euros, propitiated his march after scoring 91 goals in 244 games. Torres wanted to fly higher and the club needed the money. Outside Spain it was consecrated like international with the conquest of two Eurocopas and the World-wide one of 2010.

In his tour of England, Torres scored 81 goals in 141 games for Liverpool, but he did not win any title with the Reds. In the winter market of 2011 he went to Chelsea for 59 million euros, the most expensive transfer in history among Premier clubs. With the blues he played 172 games, scored 45 goals and won the Champions League and the English Cup. Already champion of Europe and the world with Spain, neither under the direction of Villas Boas, nor under those of Di Matteo and Mourinho, Torres managed to take hold at Stamford Bridge. His brief stint at Milan also responded to an old desire, for the admiration that always awakened Van Basten and the rossonero club. From there, condemned to ostracism by coach Inzaghi, he has found the definitive bridge to culminate a long-awaited return.