Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has put pen to paper a new contract which will see him stay at Anfield till 2013, with the option of extending it for another year.
Torres, who joined Liverpool from Atletico Madrid in 2007, has been one of Liverpool’s standout performers in the last two seasons, and the fans have taken a great liking to him. He has been the only recent striker to do well at Liverpool, when the likes of Robbie Keane, Andriy Voronin, Djibril Cisse, Fernando Morientes and co. failed.
According to reports, Torres is set to earn £110,000 a week at Liverpool. That makes him Liverpool’s second highest paid player after captain Steven Gerrard, who reportedly takes home something around £120,000 a week.
Torres has already scored 50 goals for the Reds, and will spearhead their attack as they aim to bring the Premier League title to Anfield next season.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez said, “Fernando is one of the best strikers in the game today and, at his age, can only get better.”
Torres is the fourth Liverpool player to commit his future to the club as Benitez looks to build upon his success of last season. Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard and Daniel Agger are the other three players to have penned new deals at Anfield.
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