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London, Feb 4 (ANI): Dismissing accusations of disloyalty over his move from Liverpool to Chelsea, ace striker Fernando Torres has said that “romance is dead” in football when it comes to players sticking with their clubs.

Torres further said he did not have the time to wait for Liverpool to rebuild, and added that he simply ran out of patience with his old club, fearing that he would miss out on collecting domestic trophies.

He denied the allegations of hypocrisy over his previous protestations of loyalty to Liverpool by claiming that the only club he really loved was his childhood side, Atletico Madrid.

Asked whether he had overstated his affection for Liverpool with the club’s support, Torres said he had never kissed the badge of his Liverpool shirt and would not be doing it with his Chelsea jersey either, The Independent reports.

“I was not a Liverpool fan or a Chelsea fan in Madrid. I was an Atletico fan. I still am. Maybe they’re the only badge I will kiss,” he said.

Torres said that he would not celebrate if he scored against his former side but that was the only concession to sentimentality he made.

He disagreed with accusations that he was a traitor, saying that he had given Liverpool three and a half good seasons as well as generating the club a major profit.

“I see some players doing that [kissing the badge] when they join a club, but the romance in football has gone. It’s a different thing now. People [players] are coming and leaving.

When you are joining a club you want to do the best for yourself and that club, and that’s all. Some people like to kiss the badge. They can do it. I only want to score goals and do my job, and achieve all the targets the team has,” Torres said. (ANI)