Just let him go, we don't need this guy. He let us down last season. He is a uber selfish guy. We should not overrate him because he LOOKS likes Drogba. Even Torres has a better mentality and Bamford will be better than him.
Actually, if Torres stays as the 2nd striker I won't be unhappy. He is a very emotional guy, started last season very well but since the departure of Mata he started to decline. Now with Cesc, Luis (Atletico background and speaks Spanish), Costa and Azpi at the club he will be happy again. Also, it seemed he couldn't handle the pressure of his pricetag and being the 1st choice striker. Now Costa is the absolute #1, I guess Torres can have a great season as a back up scoring 10 goals. For Lukaku we can easily get £20-£25M, but for Torres we can never get more than £10M.
NP, Van Ginkel was one of my favorites in the preseason of last year and at Vitesse. Just happy to see him being healthy again. Khedira is a more solid option, I've always wanted him to replace Rami/Mikel, not MVG. MvG would be better than Ramires in games against small teams.
Maybe that's why we extended Romeu's contract, he could be the squad player we need. Mikel is reliable, especially in a 4-3-3 where he only needs to protect the back 4z