Chelsea, Man City must find £140M to land Liverpool ace Torres

04.01.10 | tribalfootball.com

Man City boss Mancini determined to bring Vieira back to England Liverpool have slapped an amazing £80 million-plus price-tag on star striker Fernando Torres.

The News of the World says Manchester City and Chelsea have made Torres their number one target but would have to splash out more than £140m in transfer fees and wages to land the Spanish superstar.

Not only has Torres' value eclipsed the £80m Real Madrid paid for Cristiano Ronaldo, he can anticipate a salary offer of around £15m a year given the current inflated levels for the most wanted players.

It would require the biggest financial package in football history to secure a deal

City offered Brazilian Kaka a staggering £280k a week in their ill-fated bid a year ago, and Torres would comfortably match that.

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