Chelsea are now willing to offer a British record 50 million pounds for Fernando Torres. Liverpool had earlier turned down a 40-million-pound offer for 26-year-old Fernando Torres.

According to The Sun, Anfield club bosses made it clear they would not welcome any further approaches for their World Cup-winning star.

But that will not deter Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich from stepping up the pursuit of his top target this summer.

NTER Milan are planning are planning a swoop for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres.

According to Italian sports paper Corriere dello Sport, Inter Milan are planning an ambitious bid for Liverpool star Fernando Torres.

Inter Milan duo Maicon and Diego Milito are likely to leave for Real Madrid, meaning the Italian giants will have money to spend on Torres.

Inter president Massimo Moratti has done everything in his power to try to lure England boss Fabio Capello to the San Siro to replace Jose Mourinho.

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Liverpool striker Fernando Torres fears playing in the Barclays Premier League could damage his health for life.

The 26-year-old, in his third season at Anfield following a move from Atletico Madrid, is currently sidelined with a knee surgery and battling to be fit to represent Spain at the World Cup.

Torres is quoted as saying in the News Of The World: "I just can't imagine what state I'll be in within five or six years if I continue to play here - it could easily give me problems when I stop playing. The physical level is superior to all other countries."

Fernando Torres will be at his very best by the time the World Cup comes around, with his return to the Liverpool first team just days away. The world cup odds make Spain one of the favourites for the tournament.

The striker was ruled out for a month after having knee surgery in January and there were suggestions his World Cup hopes could be affected by the fresh problem.

However, after returning to Spain to visit Dr Ramon Cugat, Torres may now be fit to face his former club Atletico Madrid in next week's Europa League semi-finals.

Fernando Torres has warned Liverpool that he could leave the club if owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett do not produce the funds to strengthen Rafael Benitez' squad with "four or five" top-class signings this summer.

Even more worryingly for Reds' fans, the Spanish hitman left open the possibility of a move to hated rivals Manchester United. Defeat at Wigan last Monday left Liverpool's hopes of finishing fourth hanging by a thread.

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Fernando Torres has admitted that he played through the pain barrier to be one of Liverpool's heroes in the victory over Manchester United.

The Reds recorded a 2-0 win at Anfield on Sunday as their star striker lifted himself off the treatment table to score the opener before David Ngog wrapped up the win.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez decided on the bus to the game that he was going to start Torres, who had only taken part in light training and required a pain-killing injection to overcome a groin problem.

Prolific striker Fernando Torres is hoping Spain can accessorise their new records with the Confederations Cup crown.

La Roja equaled Brazil's 35-match unbeaten run and became the first international team to notch up 15 successive wins in a 2-0 victory over Bafana Bafana and the 25-year-old wants silverware to accompany their feats.

Since winning Euro 2008 - the nation's first major trophy in 44 years - Spain have been at the summit of FIFA's world rankings and Torres believes this bodes well for the team ahead of the World Cup.

RAFAEL BENITEZ concedes it is “strange” that a host of landmark achievements will almost certainly not be enough to win the title for Liverpool.

But the Anfield manager believes it would have been a different story had Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard been in tandem for longer periods of the campaign.

“It is strange,” said Benitez. “It means United are a strong team and have a good team.