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Hot Time in Old Town · Jul 10, 2018

The Fernando Torres Transfer Saga Is Over

After months and months of speculation and rumor, it’s finally official. Fernando Torres will NOT be wearing Fire Red.

The former Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, & Chelsea striker announced early on Tuesday morning CT that he had settled on Sagan Tosu in the J1 League (Japan’s top flight division) as the next step in his playing career.

Torres teased the announcement yesterday on Twitter. As the deadline approached outlets started leaking that the 34-year-old former Spain international had chosen the Fire over clubs in Japan, Australia, and the Middle East.

Full story at Hot Time in Old Town

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