Fernando Torres joins Japanese J-League top-flight side Sagan Tosu.
Tue Jul 10, 2018 10:05:am Sports
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Fernando Torres has announced he is joining Japanese top-flight side Sagan Tosu as a free agent after leaving Atletico Madrid last month.
Torres, who spent the bulk of his career with boyhood club Atletico across two spells, has also played for Liverpool, Chelsea and AC Milan and won the World Cup and two European Championship titles with Spain.
"We have had offers from every continent. My new team will be Sagan Tosu of Japan," the 34-year-old Torres said on Tuesday.
"I have had offers from France, Germany and even one from Spain but at no point did I ever think about going to another European team.
"I wanted a new challenge in a completely different place."
Sagan Tosu have been in Japan's top flight J.League since 2012.
In 2017, they finished eighth in the division but are in a relegation battle halfway through the current campaign.
Torres becomes the second high-profile Spaniard to head to Japan in the last few weeks after former Barcelona great Andres Iniesta agreed to join Vissel Kobe in May.
Former Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski also plays in Japan and he's already taken to social media to welcome Torres to the JLeague
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Torres, who spent the bulk of his career with boyhood club Atletico across two spells, has also played for Liverpool, Chelsea and AC Milan and won the World Cup and two European Championship titles with Spain.
"We have had offers from every continent. My new team will be Sagan Tosu of Japan," the 34-year-old Torres said on Tuesday.
"I have had offers from France, Germany and even one from Spain but at no point did I ever think about going to another European team.
"I wanted a new challenge in a completely different place."
Sagan Tosu have been in Japan's top flight J.League since 2012.
In 2017, they finished eighth in the division but are in a relegation battle halfway through the current campaign.
Torres becomes the second high-profile Spaniard to head to Japan in the last few weeks after former Barcelona great Andres Iniesta agreed to join Vissel Kobe in May.
Former Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski also plays in Japan and he's already taken to social media to welcome Torres to the JLeague
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