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Liverpool players knew Chelsea had been ‘kidded’ into Fernando Torres deal

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08.07.2020 - 01:16

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Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has revealed he thought the club had "kidded Chelsea " when the Blues forked out £50m to sign Fernando Torres back in 2011. "I couldn't believe it," he told Sky Sports' Off Script show, while speaking to Chelsea legend John Terry. "I knew we had kidded Chelsea.

Those last 12 months, he was a shadow of his former self. "For 18 months at Liverpool, he was the best striker in the world, and I think he had such a good record against Chelsea that obviously stuck in the owner's mind. "Chelsea at that stage, I think the owner was still buying players who he wanted, Shevchenko was another case. "What happened that was fortunate for Liverpool, that season we played Chelsea, and we weren't having a great season and

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