Torres hails ‘dream’ move to Atletico

Fernando Torres admitted it was "another dream" to rejoin boyhood club Atletico Madrid on loan, just two days after agreeing a permanent move to AC Milan from Chelsea.

The Spaniard agreed to make his loan switch from the Premier League leaders to the San Siro a permanent one on December 27, but on Monday was announced as an Atletico player on loan until the summer of 2016.

Torres scored 91 goals in 244 appearances for Atletico after making his debut in 2001.

Liverpool signed him from the Spanish club in 2007 and, after thrilling Anfield for the best part of four years, he left for Chelsea in a £50 million switch but the move heralded a steady decline.

Despite winning the FA Cup, Europa League and Champions League, he found goals hard to come by and a return of 45 goals in 172 games, while not prolific, is still not a true reflection of his struggles, with just 20 of those goals coming in the Premier League.

He joined Milan at the start of the season but has continued to labour for goals, netting just once.