Transfer that shook the world: Fernando Torres to Chelsea

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

Football, Soccer,, Sports, Soccer

4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Transfers that shook the world, a summer series for The Athletic FC looking back on the moves that sparked fury and saw heroes become villains.

Today we’re heading back to January 2011 when Chelsea broke the British transfer record to sign Liverpool’s No.9, Fernando Torres.

So why was Torres’ move from Liverpool to Chelsea so controversial and was he a success at Stamford Bridge?

Host: Ayo Akinwolere

With: Simon Hughes and Dom Fifield

Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead

Producers: Guy Clarke and Lucy Oliva

Sound Design: Jay Beale

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0:00.0	Cricket. It's built for big moments. And Betfair is built for cricket. For the one-handed
0:07.1	catches. The wicket-taking deliveries. The runouts, reviews, ramp shots and sweeps for every
0:15.6	swash-buckling, six-hating match-turning moment and for every umpire's core.
0:25.6	We're following all the drama that this England v India test match is delivering.
0:26.7	Are you?
0:28.1	Bet fair.
0:29.8	18 plus gamblerware.org The Athletic FC Podcast Network
0:36.4	Welcome to transfers that shook the world with me, Ayo Akemouler.
0:43.2	A summer series for The Athletic FC,
0:45.7	looking back at the moves that sparked fury and saw heroes become villains.
0:51.4	Chelsea fans, reach yourself.
0:53.2	Everybody, I mean everybody, everybody seems to be talking about
0:56.2	Fernando Torres. 50 million pounds and it's a five and a half year deal. Today we're heading back to
1:01.3	January 2011 when Chelsea broke the British transfer record to sign Liverpool's number nine.
1:07.7	Fidditch lets it bounce and Torres is all over it and Torres is in for Liverpool.
1:12.3	Fernando Torres!
1:13.8	So why was Torres' move so controversial?
1:17.7	And was his time at Stamford Bridge a success?
1:24.7	With us today we have Simon Hughes and Don Firefield.
1:27.9	Simon, let's start with you on this one.
1:29.8	Take us back to January 2011 and this deal involving Fernando Torres.
1:34.7	I mean, look, Chelsea were the reigning Premier League champions.
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