“Everyone has their own story but from what I’ve read Cesc is grateful to [Arsene] Wenger and Arsenal,” Torres said, according to Diario Sport.
“But if you leave, you have to get wet. In the end, when you leave, you’re alone. Football is very hypocritical in this regard.”
The former Atletico Madrid man insists that being a fan favourite is not necessarily a reason to stop chasing a dream of achieving bigger and better things.
“You have to give yourself the chance to make the step,” said Torres. “If you are lucky, then your club will help you, this is what happened at Atletico Madrid [when I left for Liverpool]. I knew people at Atletico and had good personal relations. But at Liverpool there were problems.
“Javier Mascherano did many good things for Liverpool but they did not treat him well when he left.
“It is a complicated situation when you leave a club but footballers always want to move forward, chase what he believes is better, because we only have eight or 10 good years.”
I only have some names for you Fernando. Players who don’t just care about themselves and will see things through with their club through the good times and the bad times. Players who know the meaning of loyalty.
- Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
- Jamie Carragher (Liverpool)
- Paulo Maldini (Milan)
- Ryan Giggs (Man United)
- Paul Scoles (Man United)
- Francesco Totti (Roma)
Respect.