Fernando Torres has agreed a £26m transfer from Athletico Madrid to Liverpool. He will get around £90,000 a week in a 4 or 5 year deal. I’m hearing he has agreed personal terms and is in Liverpool as I type. So, you heard it here first! Torres has signed.

You can see my views on the Liverpool attack and the signing of Torres here. His statistics below show that he is what Liverpool are looking for. He’s a goals scorer, quick, good in the air and has a good touch. In signing Torres Benitez has solved the biggest problem Liverpool had last season. Putting the ball in the net when it counts! My only fear would be that too much would be expected of this young man in the season ahead. A new country, a new style of football and a very big transfer fee. Add to that the expectations that myself and Biff have been discussing and you get a very difficult situation indeed.

One Torres does not a title bring, but it’s a start!