Fernando Torres once told fellow Spain international to forget about joining Liverpool

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Fernando Torres remains one of Liverpool’s most iconic strikers of the Premier League era. Which goalkeeper has been better than Alisson in the Premier League era? 🧤⚽ He’s got to be top three at least?Getty IDs: 2260536433 Fernando Torres’ response to Saul Niguez pondering a Liverpool moveTorres loved Liverpool, but Atletico Madrid is his club above anywhere else.

It adds some context to what he told his teammate a few years ago. Saul was once heavily linked with Liverpool during his time at Atletico.

Naturally, when he had the chance to speak to Torres, he wanted to pick the brain of a player who knew Anfield better than most.Speaking to Diario ABC, Saul recalled asking Torres about life on Merseyside.He said: “Wow, that was amazing. It sounds more like a senior Atletico figure making it clear to a younger player that his full focus should be on the club he was already representing.Still, Liverpool fans may look at it slightly differently.