Fernando Torres

[Daniel1980 1,425]

http://babb.telegraph.co.uk/2014/07/how-barcelona-and-real-madrid-became-the-only-two-teams-that-matter-in-world-football-and-why-it-wont-last/

Scroll down to shirts, highest Chelsea shirt seller yearly apparently, even more than the likes of Hazard...etc. Unbelievable

I guess that explains why he's still here - brand recognition. It's insane how marketable he is. Really unbelievable.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

He still bring in millions for the club every year through his shirt, that is one of the reason he is staying too.

[lucio 5,418]

He still bring in millions for the club every year through his shirt, that is one of the reason he is staying too.

http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2013/9/6/4702220/no-fernando-torres-doesnt-earn-chelsea-21m-in-annual-shirt-sales

brings us £4m max a year in shirt sales.

costs well over £10m a year on wages. and jeopardizes our ambitions on the pitch. clearly he shouldn't stay for shirt sales.

[didierforever 7,349]

this is what our strikers cost us last year (according to wagnh)

torres = 19mil

etoo = 7mil

ba = 6mil

lukaku = 2mil

a total of 34mil

what our strikers will cost this season

torres = 19mil

DD = 4mil (higher estimate)

costa = 16 mil

lukaku = -16.4mil. (considering his transfer fee to be 19mil from anderlecht and just 24 mil from everton) (very high estimates) (can be as high as 26mil if his clauses were not triggered out hence making his transfer fee as low as 10mil, and his transfer fee to everton being 30mil pounds).

a total of 22.6mil.

if we sell torres for even 5mil.

then

torres = 13mil

costa=16mil

DD = 4mil

lukaku =-16.4mil

ba = -0.75mil

which makes a total of 16mil(round figure).

considering we can atleast match the amount we spent of strikers last season, we have 18mil pounds in FFP terms.

we can buy another striker worth about 32mil and at wages of 185kpw.

selling torres with the lukaku deal done, makes perfect sense. if torres does not not leave, it will be cos jose and the board want him to stay, no other reason.

[The Skipper 20,593]

If we do sell Torres for even £5m, his yearly cost would be much less than £13m because you have to subtract his wages from that too (around £9m I think), so in reality that cost would go down to £4m.

[didierforever 7,349]

If we do sell Torres for even £5m, his yearly cost would be much less than £13m because you have to subtract his wages from that too (around £9m I think), so in reality that cost would go down to £4m.

nope.

torrid has 2 years left on his contract. 50 mil at 5 and a half years, so his amortized fee comes to be around the 9mil mark which for 2 years is 18mil. so selling him for even 5mil would mean, 13mil.

[The Skipper 20,593]

nope.

torrid has 2 years left on his contract. 50 mil at 5 and a half years, so his amortized fee comes to be around the 9mil mark which for 2 years is 18mil. so selling him for even 5mil would mean, 13mil.

Whilst that is true, I think that £13m fee could possibly be amortised to £6.5m for just for that one year, whilst the rest of it may be amortised in the following year. It can be done in both ways though I think.

Regardless, I do see why the club want to sell him for around £20m now though.

[didierforever 7,349]

Whilst that is true, I think that £13m fee could possibly be amortised to £6.5m for just for that one year, whilst the rest of it may be amortised in the following year. It can be done in both ways though I think.

Regardless, I do see why the club want to sell him for around £20m now though.

i doubt it. when a player leaves, his balance value is taken completely. or that is what i understood from the numerous WAGNH posts.

[Parky 739]

With the sale of Lukaku looks like Torres is staying.

Shame..

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Torres answer after seeing another striker leave: And Im just sitting here masturbating

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

If he loves Atletico Madrid so much, he'll be there at the end of the summer. End of.

[didierforever 7,349]

It is as suspected. Jose WANTS torres to stay.

[Term-X 7,891]

It is as suspected. Jose WANTS torres to stay.

What the fuck do you expect him to say?, he's shit.. I wish there was a club able to match his wage demands?

Jose is being diplomatic.

[Fulham Broadway 16,838]

We all know Torres is probably the most frustrating aspect -hes taken over from Gourlay- of the club at the moment, the groans at SB and dogs abuse etc.

However, credit where credit is due. There are no off pitch tantrums from this man just a willingness to try and make things happen the next game.To see the best of Torres he needs to be fired up but that doesn't happen too often sadly. Get his mind right and we'll see a far better player.

Adding Cesc and the loss of Frank (they strike in the same hunting ground imo) could ignite the era we've all been waiting for. Torres will be happy now Costa has taken up lead role and enjoy his arrival and that of Cesc. .

He should not be written off imo

[didierforever 7,349]

What the fuck do you expect him to say?, he's shit.. I wish there was a club able to match his wage demands?

Jose is being diplomatic.

Lukaku was being rumored to leave for the last 2 months. Jose dint say a word. The minimum he could do is the same for torres rather than praising an average performance.

[lucio 5,418]

We all know Torres is probably the most frustrating aspect -hes taken over from Gourlay- of the club at the moment, the groans at SB and dogs abuse etc.

However, credit where credit is due. There are no off pitch tantrums from this man just a willingness to try and make things happen the next game.To see the best of Torres he needs to be fired up but that doesn't happen too often sadly. Get his mind right and we'll see a far better player.

Adding Cesc and the loss of Frank (they strike in the same hunting ground imo) could ignite the era we've all been waiting for. Torres will be happy Costa has taken up lead role and enjoy his arrival and that of Cesc. .

He should not be written off imo

what about the whole "i didnt care if chelsea won or lost" episode? is that not a tantrum?

[Fulham Broadway 16,838]

what about the whole "i didnt care if chelsea won or lost" episode? is that not a tantrum?

Torres admiited he made a mistake, and said he grew up when Di Matteo arrived. That phenomenum is widespread throughout the Premier league and all countries when players are not picked. It comes down to maturity and attitude, it is borne out of frustration, and I can not fault his attitude atm. If we want to count tantrums and sulking Drogba was the king of that for his first season. There is no better than Mourinho to get the best out of players.

I am not writing him off yet, even though in the main hes been dogshit

[Fernando 6,455]

One year wonder ala malouda after many years of shitness?

I think that's what we are banging this time.