Liverpool icon Fernando Torres looks extremely different after major body transformation

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Fernando Torres became a Liverpool legend during his time at Anfield, but the former striker has undergone a significant body transformation since hanging up his boots in 2019Former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is barely recognisable from his days of netting goals for the Reds. Once known as El Nino, or 'the kid', Torres has undergone a dramatic transformation, packing on muscle over the past five years.Torres is best remembered for his stint at Anfield, where he became an instant icon, scoring 81 goals in just three-and-a-half years before making a move to Chelsea in 2011.After hanging up his boots in 2019 with an impressive tally of 263 goals in 768 matches, the now 41-year-old Torres embarked on a significant body transformation as he took up coaching at his childhood club, Atletico Madrid.The former striker left fans gobsmacked when he reappeared on the scene in 2021, following the Covid lockdown, looking incredibly buff in an Instagram video promoting an Asian casino.Sporting bulging trapezius muscles, a massive chest and broad back, Torres looked nothing like the lean, yet powerful, no.

I didn't have that time."I was 27 years old. I did not have time to wait.

Here we are five years later and they are still trying to build – around the same position in the league as when I left."His move to Stamford Bridge may have tarnished his legacy at Liverpool somewhat, but time and his less successful stint with the Blues have helped mend fences over the years.In 2019, Torres expressed his enduring affection for Liverpool, saying: "I'm really proud to say I will support Liverpool forever, it doesn't matter what happened."Even when things between us were not at their best, I felt that I needed to support Liverpool. The city, fans and club will always be in my heart because it's the way I feel and I cannot change that."Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.