Atletico Madrid are desperately exploring how they can fund a deal to bring Chelsea striker Fernando Torres back to the Vicente Calderon. The Daily Mail says the club's chief executive Miguel Angel Gil was in London at the weekend amid reports that he had offered £12.5million for the 30-year-old ex-Liverpool striker.
However, Torres is reluctant to take a pay cut from his estimated £8m a year salary and Chelsea would want closer to £20m for a player they paid £50m for three years ago.
Torres is 30 now and Atletico believe their offer is a reasonable price.
The two clubs have already agreed deals on Diego Costa and Filipe Luis and although Romelu Lukaku was offered to Atletico, Simeone would prefer other options.
