Fernando Torres: AC Milan agree loan deal for Chelsea striker

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres is to join AC Milan on a two-year loan deal.

The 30-year-old Spaniard arrived in Italy on Saturday to undergo a medical and agree personal terms.
The ex-Liverpool and Atletico Madrid forward joined Chelsea for a then-British record £50m in January 2011 but struggled to live up his price tag.

Torres scores for Spain in World Cup

Torres scored just 20 goals in 110 league appearances during his spell at Stamford Bridge, but was part of the club's 2012 Champions League success.
Speaking just hours before the deal was announced, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho said: "If he wants to leave, it's because he wants to try a new life, a new club, probably a new league. To try to be happier than he was in the last couple of years."
Torres's prospects were hampered further by the arrival of fellow Spain international Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid this summer.
Costa and Didier Drogba remain Chelsea's attacking options.

Fernando Torres's career in goals
Atletico Madrid (2001-07)	214 league games, 84 goals
Liverpool (2007-11)	102 league games, 65 goals
Chelsea (2011-14)	110 league games, 20 goals
Club total	426 league games, 169 goals
Spain (2003-present)	108 games, 37 goals

Milan have been on the lookout for another forward to replace Mario Ballotelli, who left the club for Liverpool last week.
Speaking on Milan's official website  on Wednesday, Rossoneri vice-president Adriano Galliani said: "Torres is certainly an important forward and we will see if we can sign him or another player."
Torres's British record transfer fee stood until Angel Di Maria moved from Real Madrid to Manchester United for £59.7m this week.
While Chelsea fans only saw glimpses of the form that brought Torres 65 goals in 102 league appearances for previous club Liverpool, Mourinho spoke highly of him at Friday's news conference to preview Saturday's trip to Everton.

Biggest transfer fees paid by a British club
£59.7m	Angel Di Maria	Real Madrid to Manchester Utd	2014
£50m	Fernando Torres	Liverpool to Chelsea	2011
£42.4m	Mesut Ozil	Real Madrid to Arsenal	2013
£38m	Sergio Aguero	Atletico Madrid to Manchester City	2011
£37.1m	Juan Mata	Chelsea to Manchester Utd	2014
£35m	Andy Carroll	Newcastle to Liverpool	2011
£35m	Alexis Sanchez	Barcelona to Arsenal	2014

The Portuguese said he did not expect Torres to depart before the transfer window closed and was against a last-minute deal.
"If that happens in the last hour of the market, we are in trouble," said Mourinho. "In this moment we are doing nothing because our belief is that the market is closed for us.
"I've believed for a long time that the squad is closed. We have our squad. We like our squad. It's not the perfect one, because no squad is perfect, but it's one we like."

Fernando Torres cost Liverpool a reported £20m when he joined in 2007 from Atletico Madrid.

The Spain international scored 24 Premier League goals in his debut season, and 65 in total for the Reds.

In January 2011 Torres became a record breaker with his £50m move to Chelsea. Liverpool signed Luis Suarez and Andy Caroll on the same day.

Torres scored just one goal for Chelsea that season, and missed an open goal against Manchester United the next season.

He scored 20 Premier League goals for Chelsea, the final one coming at Cardiff on the last day of last season.