Atletico Madrid chief executive Miguel Angel Gil Marin says the decision to sign Fernando Torres was a purely football one.
The Atleti official [pictured, right] was attending a Press conference in Dubai, where Torres’ former club Milan take on Real Madrid in a friendly on Tuesday, and clarified the details behind the loan move.
“In signing Torres we have followed a purely sporting criteria because we want to continue competing at the same level as in recent years, and Fernando will help us do that,” said Gil Marin.
“Any social, economic and club brand parameters have come afterwards. The sports side has always come first.
“In 2007 the economic crisis in Spain began and Fernando and ourselves decided to go our separate ways, to grow on our own, and that’s what we did.
“He won, amongst other things, a World Cup, two European Championships and the Champions League, while we won four international titles, three in Spain including La Liga.
“Now, in 2014, we meet again. We both did well individually and history brings us together once more.
“If all goes well he will sign a contract. Fernando will be with us and we’ll help him to grow even more.”
