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Manchester City Plot £50m Swoop For Liverpool Striker Fernando Torres - Report
30-Nov-2009 2:59:56 PM
Manchester City are planning an audacious January swoop for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres, according to a report by The Daily Mail.
The Manchester club plans to use their immense wealth to further unsettle the troubled Reds, who they believe would find it hard to turn down an offer of around £50million for the world-class Spaniard.
However, Torres would surely want some guarantee of Champions League football next season – a guarantee which City can't give in January.
Still, the pressure is very much on City boss Mark Hughes to engineer a top-four finish this season. The Welshman's position has come under further scrutiny after Saturday's draw with Hull City - it was the Sky Blues' seventh successive draw.
Former Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has been reported as a likely successor should Hughes lose his job.
The Manchester club plans to use their immense wealth to further unsettle the troubled Reds, who they believe would find it hard to turn down an offer of around £50million for the world-class Spaniard.
However, Torres would surely want some guarantee of Champions League football next season – a guarantee which City can't give in January.
Still, the pressure is very much on City boss Mark Hughes to engineer a top-four finish this season. The Welshman's position has come under further scrutiny after Saturday's draw with Hull City - it was the Sky Blues' seventh successive draw.
Former Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has been reported as a likely successor should Hughes lose his job.
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