Miguel Angel Gil Marin says Atletico Madrid signed Fernando Torres strictly for sporting reasons, and is confident he will ‘continue competing at the same level’.
Atleti have today confirmed that they have re-signed the 30-year-old from Milan on an 18-month loan deal, subject to a medical.
Miguel Angel Gil Marin says Atletico Madrid signed Fernando Torres strictly for sporting reasons, and is confident he will ‘continue competing at the same level’.
Atleti have today confirmed that they have re-signed the 30-year-old from Milan on an 18-month loan deal, subject to a medical.
On from that announcement and ahead of the Rossoneri’s friendly against Real Madrid tomorrow in Dubai, Torres faced a Press conference alongside Los Colchoneros’ CEO, who clarified the background to the swap deal involving Alessio Cerci.
“In signing Torres we have followed a purely sporting criteria because we want to continue competing at the same level as in recent years, and Fernando will help us do that,” said Gil Marin.
“Any social, economic and club brand parameters have come afterwards. The sports side has always come first.
“In 2007 the economic crisis in Spain began and Fernando and ourselves decided to go our separate ways, to grow on our own, and that’s what we did.
“He won, amongst other things, a World Cup, two European Championships and the Champions League, while we won four international titles, three in Spain including La Liga.
“Now, in 2014, we meet again. We both did well individually and history brings us together once more.
“If all goes well he will sign a contract. Fernando will be with us and we’ll help him to grow even more.”