Premier League - Torres signs new Liverpool deal
Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has signed a new and improved deal with the club.
The Anfield club announced the agreement in May and the new deal includes a one-year extension option that could keep Torres at Anfield until 2014.
The 25-year-old Spaniard, who is expected to recover from an ankle injury to play at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, has seen his wages rise from £70,000 a week to £110,000 under the new agreement.
Under the terms of his original deal, Torres had the option of having his wages reviewed this summer and Liverpool have been quick to make sure there is no hint of a problem, aware Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea have shown interest in the player.
Torres, who scored the winning goal for Spain in the final of last year's European Championships, has scored 38 goals in just 57 Premier League appearances since signing from boyhood club Atletico Madrid in 2007 for £26.5 million.
Manager Rafael Benitez said: "Fernando is one of the best strikers in the game and, at his age, can only get better.
"Every major side would want him in their team but he has shown how much he wants to achieve success at Liverpool by committing his future to the club. He's a special talent but still has the hunger to improve his game."
After finishing second to champions Manchester United in the Premier League last season, Torres has stated his desire to bring the league title back to Anfield for the first time in two decades.
He said: "I am not thinking can we win the title, I am thinking we have to win the title.
"We came so close last season but for many of the players it was their first time experiencing the pressure of a Premier League title race.
"We have experience and if we don't bring the title back to Anfield I won't be offering up any excuses at the end of the season.
"We don't need to improve a lot on last season to win the title. There is only a slight improvement needed to give the fans and players the title they have wanted for so many years now.
"This is the best Liverpool team there has been in years, that is what many of the experienced players are saying.
"Now is our time. Second best is just not going to cut it with me any more."
(eurosport.uk)
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