Friday, October 06, 2006

ATLETICO DENY FRESH TORRES CLAIMS

Torres - not going anywhere

Atletico Madrid have once again told Manchester United that Fernando Torres is not for sale.

The 22 year-old Spaniard admitted that the Old Trafford club showed an interest in him during the summer, leading to fresh speculation that Sir Alex Ferguson had made a £5million down-payment to sign the player at the end of the season.

However, these reports have angered Atletico sporting director Jesus Garcia Pitarch who told Sky Sports: ""We are tired of this question.

"Atletico is a club that doesn't speak about rumours, but I insist that we have not received any proposition from United or any other club in recent times for Torres.

"For us this subject is closed. El Nino is our player and has just signed a contract with Atletico for a long time and it is our intention not to sell him."

Torres, who scored three goals at the World Cup for Spain, has been linked with a host of clubs in the past, including Chelsea and AC Milan.

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