Fernando Torres intends to return to football

Fernando Torres

shocked many in Spanish football community with his message on social media.

“

I only understand one way of life; playing,”

he wrote.

“That’s why I’ve decided to return.”

He said that he will explain his story on Friday, making many await his plans.

The 37-year-old hung up his boots in 2019, when he was featuring for Sagan Tosu. It was a year after leaving

before going back to the club as a coaching capacity in its youth system.

Torres was a product of Atletico’s youth system himself, making his way through the first team before making a move to

in 2007. He played for the Reds for four seasons before joining

where he played for the next four years, spending one year on a loan spell at

.

He then made his deal with Milan permanent, only to go back to Atletico on a loan contract and making a permanent deal with them in 2016. He has represented Spain over 100 times.

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