Monday 4 July 2016 14:09, UK
Fernando Torres has signed a new one-year contract at Atletico Madrid to prolong his stay at his boyhood club.
The 32-year-old would have been a free agent in the summer with his contract expiring, but reports in Spain had suggested the he would sign a new deal.
He returned to Atletico from Chelsea in 2014 after an unsuccessful loan spell with AC Milan.
Torres scored 11 league goals in 30 appearances and helped his team reach the final of the Champions League, where they lost on penalties to Real Madrid.
Antoine Griezmann also signed a new deal in June, which tied him to Atletico Madrid until the summer of 2021 and he and Torres will renew their strike partnership next season.
Torres released a statement on the club's website: "I am happy to be here. I never had any doubts about where I wanted to be during the course of this process - even though we didn't know what was going to happen. In the end, the important thing is that I got what I had hoped for."
Sporting director Jose Luis Perez Caminero added: "It is great news for us because Fernando belongs here and all Atletico fans are happy that he will continue with us.
"He knows our club perfectly and is a point of reference for all of his teammates. The players who have come up from our academy have a mirror in which to look and he always has great advice for them. He is a player with great experience, used to winning titles and competing at the top level."
