Fernando Torres who has been struggling for form recently due to injuries, has seen his way from Liverpool to the west London club FC Chelsea. David Luiz, a Brazilian defender from Benfica Lisbon in Portugal was also acquired for £21.3 million. Chelsea is seeking a way to defend their title and Carlo Ancelotti must see these two as the missing links. 10 points behind Manchester United with 14 games left may be a unsurmountable difference, but don't put it past the Blues. The transfer fee is a record £50 million (approximately $80 million). Liverpool reinvested the money into buying two replacements for Torres. Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez were purchased for a total of £57.7 million (£35 and £22.7 million respectively).
Sunderland acquired several strong midfielders that may be able to help their chances in the road to the Champions League. Sulley Muntari is on loan from Inter Milan, and Stephane Sessegnon was purchased for £6 million. Obafemi Martins is also on loan to Birmingham from Russian side Rubin Kazan for the rest of the season. Edin Dzeko came to Manchester City from German club VfL Wolfsburg, and Emmanuel Adebayor left ManCity to Real Madrid until the end of the season to make room for Dzeko. Relegation bound West Ham United secured the sure goal scorer Demba Ba from TSG Hoffenheim and also acquired the help of Robbie Keane until the end of the season.
There were also several Americans on the move including Michael Bradley, as previously mentioned. Robbie Findley made his way to Nottingham Forest in the English Championship from the MLS. Eddie Johnson was sent on loan to Preston North End, where he will seek some playing time he couldn't find at Fulham.
Opinion: Chelsea may be taking a risk in the purchase of Fernando Torres, who may find a hard time earning minutes behind the likes of Didier Drogba, Nicholas Anelka, and Salomon Kalou. I think Liverpool is the winner with the purchase of Andy Carroll who has already scored 11 goals this season for Newcastle. He may lack experience however his potential to evolve into a bigger star is certainly attractive. Chelsea needs improvement on the defensive side of the ball and hopefully David Luiz can improve the team. Sunderland may be the team to watch. A very impressive first half of the season has led to an opportunity to play for a Champions League spot at the end of the season. The two midfielders will only help their situation and they are a team to keep an eye on.
I really have to agree with you about Chelseas signing of Torres. It really is a risk for them to sign torres due to the fact that he has not been in his best from this past year. With his first appearance yestrday in a Blues kit, he barely made an impact in the 60 minutes he played. During he game the spotlight was on him, but Liverpool pulled a shocker and snatched a 1-0 victory. I say good luck to Chelsea an Torres but in the long-run it will be a waste of a signing.
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