Fernando Torres has left the door open for a reunion with former team-mate Diego Simeone at Atletico Madrid.
Torres has scored 43 goals in 161 appearances for Chelsea since he joined from Liverpool, and still has two years left to run on his current Stamford Bridge deal.
Speaking to AS, Torres said: “In football, you never know. You donÂ’t know where youÂ’re going to be tomorrow, in a weekÂ’s time or in ten yearsÂ’ time”.
“I’ve had a lot of admiration for ‘El Cholo’ (Simeone) ever since we were team-mates. He helped me a lot. He taught me how to be a captain; he taught me a lot in the seasons we played together at Atleti.”
“I always want to work with people I admire. I admired Rafa BenÃtez from the outside, and I had the chance to work with him. The same goes for José Mourinho or Luis Aragonés.”
“I’ve been lucky enough to work with people who you say from the outside ‘What do they have? What is their secret? Why do all their teams win?’ Simeone is like (Pep) Guardiola or other coaches. You’d get to see how they train.”
“The twists and turns of life are unknown. I don’t have to meet Simeone either here (at Chelsea) or with Atleti. Who would have said I would work with Benitez at two English teams?â€
Despite the lack of goals, the two-and-a-half seasons with Chelsea have been a success for Torres. He won the Champions League, Europa League and the FA Cup.
Torres has scored 4 goals in the Premier League this season, thats 3 goals fewer than he managed at this stage last season. His shot accuracy has dropped to 54% this season compared to the 60% last season. Perhaps a change of scenery could help revive the form of the spaniard.
