Football Corner

Atletico Madrid have today issued a hands off warning to Arsenal about the purchase of Spanish international Fernando Torres. Recent specualtion has linked the twenty one year old with a multi-million pound move to Highbury. Torres has been one of Atletico's best players in the past few seasons being the top scorer for the last three seasons at Vicente Calderon. Torres has come through the ranks at Atletico but he has proved himself as one of the best players in the world and this is what has caused all of this specualtion. He has attracted interest from England before with both Manchester United and Chelsea having seen massive bids rejected by Los Rojiblancos.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is a known admirer and is understood to have dispatched scouts to have watched Torres in Atletico's game with Sevilla last weekend - which ended in a goalless draw. The Frenchman has been tipped to make his move for the dynamic hit-man in 2006, but Atletico president Enrique Cerezo is adamant there is no chance of Torres leaving the club. "Torres is, and will continue to be our 'crack' (star player)," Cerezo stated. "Fernando will give everything for Atletico. "I don't have any news on Arsenal's supposed interest, but the reply would be the same as to all the rest."

I would really love to see Torres move to the Premiership but I think he should wait until next summer and then see what his options are. Atletico without Torres are nothing with all due respect because he is just a born goalscorer. He has given everything to the club and I believe that it might just be time that he calls it a day at Atletcio.