Ace striker Fernando Torres is braced to fly into Liverpool to undergo a medical today before completing a £26.5m switch to Anfield. That should place Point-Spreads.com readers on full alert with Liverpool now available at 5 to 1 odds to win the English Premiership title with Bodog.com.
Fernando Torres, 23, may even be presented as a Liverpool player as early as Wednesday after completing his signing and his presence in the side will make the Merseysiders a formidable prospect next season.
Liverpool have agreed a club record £26.5m deal with the Spaniards and will sign a six-year contract. The Anfield club have recovered some of their huge outlay by selling Luis Garcia to Atletico for £4m.
Diego Forlan has been lined up to replace the departing Torres in a £14.2m deal from Villarreal. Liverpool are now expected to go after Manchester United defender defender Gabriel Heinze from Argentina . However, reports suggest it may prove complicated with deadly rivals Liverpool and United historically reluctant to sell players to each other.
Liverpool officials are playing their cards close to their chest on the Torres deal, a move that shatters their previous club record, the £14m paid to Auxerre for Djibril Cisse three seasons ago.
But it now appears only the formalities remain after Torres cut short his holiday to return to Madrid to prepare to say an emotional farewell to Atletico's fans.
Spanish international Garcia signed for Atletico on Tuesday.
Bodog.com has posted European Football betting odds to win the English Premiership 2007/2008:
Manchester United: 3/2
Chelsea FC: 3/2
Liverpool FC: 9/2
Arsenal FC: 9/1
Any other Team: 33/1
