Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Record transfer fee: Torres goes to Chelsea - for 59 million €

At the venerable Anfield Road burned a shirt of "traitors" Fernando Torres, the otherwise rather hard-boiled yellow press lamented the "transfer madness", and UEFA is very concerned: the "craziest day of the British transfer history" (Daily Mail) has broken all records on the island - and widely sown terror.

"Wow! How much would Ronaldo, Messi - or I? - In this crazy market well worth it, "twittered the English national team captain Rio Ferdinand. What was meant was funny, given the right before the end of the exchange period on Monday night called fantasy totals a very serious core. The Chelsea FC leafed out 59 million euros for Torres (British record) and another 25 million for defender David Luiz from Benfica Lisbon.

Liverpool striker Andy Carroll pledged in return for 41 million euros from Newcastle and Ajax paid 26.5 million euros for Luis Suarez. Before that, the Wolfsburg Edin Dzeko Manchester City for 34 million had "saved". 234 million € (Bundesliga: 45) invested the 20 clubs in the Premier League in January - a British record.

"What recession?" Asked the tabloid Sun in the face of the transfer madness, "the Guardian wrote appalled by" date on which the madness came back into football. " The newspaper also quoted an unnamed "insider" from the European Football Union (UEFA), the "worrying trends" sees. Especially as Chelsea announced on the same day that it had made in 2009/10 whopping 83 million euro loss.

The entering of club president Ron Gourlay, the Blues were "on track", sounded like a joke because - especially in the ears of UEFA, which has financial fair play led ad absurdum. But even the experts on the island is indignantly. He was "angry" as any fan of Newcastle, complained the former striker Alan Shearer on Carroll's replacement.

Not only because United did not get adequate compensation, but because "the incredible sum for someone who - how much is still the same? - Has scored 14 goals in just half a season Premier League. In fact, it took Carroll to eleven goals in 19 games. It would appear that almost 60 million € for the world and European champions Torres better spent - though the transfer took care in Liverpool for a shock.

"It is my dream to win the Champions League," the Spaniard said of his motivation for the change, "and I'm sure I can do with Chelsea." With Liverpool not, this was awaited is Torres' expected debut on Sunday at Stamford Bridge - ironically against the Reds, for whom he had in 142 games since 2007, 81-times taken.

Carroll will be missing, he hurt his thigh when he, taking a drink, fell from a bar stool. Also in police custody of 22-year-old was after he allegedly attacked with a teammate, an ex-girlfriend. And that the good Andy once snorted cocaine, he has already denied verbose. Especially the outrageously expensive change of that talented, but apparently "bad" boy is he who outraged the fans.

"35 million pounds for Carroll - that's stupid," said one.

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