Pool will be in trophy hunt, says Torres

LIVERPOOL striker Fernando Torres accepts the club’s lack of financial muscle means they are unlikely to be able to compete for star signings like international team-mate David Villa but he believes that will not affect their chances of winning trophies.

The Reds have been linked with the £40 million (€47m) Valencia forward but it seems he is destined to remain in Spain with Barcelona and Real Madrid vying for his signature.

Torres expressed a wish for Villa to join him at Anfield – he has recommended him and fellow Valencia pair David Silva and Juan Mata to manager Rafael Benitez – but knows it is a distant prospect with Liverpool’s transfer fund dwarfed by both the Spanish giants and also Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea.