Fernando Torres maybe the first casualty of Chelsea’s slump in form – even before manager Andre Villas-Boas.
Torres, who joined Chelsea from Liverpool on a record British transfer fee of 50 million pounds, has been a total failure at Stamford Bridge and according to news reports, is being offered as a swap to Spanish side Atletico Madrid.
Chelsea will offer Torres in exchange for Atletico Madrid’s Colombian striker Radamel Falcao.
IANS quoted The Daily Star as reporting that the Stamford Bridge club sent representatives to every Atletico game for the past three months to keep an eye on the Colombian striker.
Torres is a reputed figure in Madrid as he captained Atletico for a number of years before his move to Liverpool.
Falcao too would be keen to reuniting with his former FC Porto boss Andre Villas Boas, currently managing Chelsea.
The Madrid striker has scored 62 goals in 72 games, including 33 in 36 outings under Villas-Boas last season.
Torres, however, has only scored five goals in 31 appearances for Chelsea.
