'I signed Liverpool contract but there were too many lies so I joined Chelsea instead'

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Torres was considered one of the best strikers in the world during his early years at Liverpool and the club wanted to make sure his contract fit this status.The 2008/09 season saw the Reds challenge for the Premier League title, where they ultimately fell short of Manchester United by just four points.READ MORE: Marc Guehi gives telling Liverpool response after deadline day transfer collapseREAD MORE: Jamie Carragher dismisses Peter Schmeichel's brave Chelsea theory - 'No chance'The Reds were primed to go again. "Fernando is one of the best strikers in the game and, at his age, can only get better,” he said after Torres signed his new deal.Torres himself was excited about securing the Red's first title since 1990.

"I am not thinking, 'Can we win the title?' I am thinking, 'We have to win the title'" he said.His fresh deal saw him reportedly earn £110,000 per week. However, just 18 months later, he would be wearing Chelsea blue.Some fans have sided with Torres when it comes to his Anfield exit.

A year after he signed his new deal, Anfield was in a serious state of flux.Benitez had left as manager and was replaced by Roy Hodgson. “I was really happy at Liverpool but if you remember at that time the club was about to be sold and it was a very difficult situation,” Torres said.“They sold all their best players, Javier Mascherano left, Xabi Alonso left, [manager] Rafa Benitez left, and they started bringing in young players so they needed maybe five, six, seven years to create a winning team again and I didn't have that time because I left my home in Atletico to win trophies.“Unfortunately there was many lies by the owners that Liverpool had at that time and in the end I needed to find my own way which was Chelsea who I thought would be the club who would offer me the chance of winning trophies.”Torres never really hit the heights at Chelsea, despite winning Champions League with the club in 2012.