Agency Torres denies talking with Barcelona

Asked about the rumour linking Liverpool forward and Spanish international Fernando Torres (24) with a move to Barcelona (read more here), Antonio Sanz, a spokesperson of the player's agency Bahía, has denied in an interview with Catalan radio station Onda Cero that Torres would have talked about a transfer with Barcelona president Joan Laporta at the FIFA World Player gala in Geneva last month:

"I was there at the gala and it was just a very friendly greeting. Fernando was saying hello to Messi and Xavi, who were also nominated, and both Laporta and Txiki Begiristain came to greet him. It was nothing more that that. There's wasn't time to discuss anything. It was a very short chat.

At this moment, the option of joining Barça is not on the table. Fernando is not thinking about it. Barça's first option is to renew Eto'o. We know that people in Barcelona like Fernando because of his performances at Atlético Madrid but there's nothing more for now."

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