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Fernando Torres is due to have a medical today after Liverpool finally reached agreement on a club record transfer that will cost them a staggering £47million.
Despite claims that Atletico Madrid were holding out for the £27m escape clause in Torres's contract, the fee for the Spain striker has been set at around £20m, with Luis Garcia moving in the opposite direction for £4m.

But with the 23-year old's contract worth £90,000 a week over six years, Liverpool's overall outlay will be £47m for the high-profile signing Rafa Benitez demanded in the immediate aftermath of his side's Champions League Final defeat by AC Milan just over a month ago.

Homegrown crowd favourite Torres was putting together a farewell message to disgruntled Atletico fans before flying to Merseyside for a medical and an Anfield press conference that could take place tomorrow.

Now Benitez is closing in on another significant transfer breakthrough after dramatic developments in his pursuit of Gabriel Heinze.

The Liverpool manager was wary of strong interest in Heinze from Real Madrid and Manchester United's reluctance to sell to one of their main Premiership rivals, but he was told yesterday that the Argentina defender favoured a move to Anfield.

Heinze, who is keen to remain in the Premiership and is attracted by the prospect of a regular starting place under Benitez, began the process of winning United round by sending his agent to Old Trafford yesterday to make his feelings known.

Liverpool are more than willing to meet an asking price of around £5m, while Heinze could yet scupper any resistance from United by buying out the two years left on his contract.

It would cost him £4.5m, but he would then be a free agent and could recoup the sum in the form of a signing-on fee from Liverpool.

As United came under growing pressure to sanction the first transfer between the clubs since Phil Chisnall left Old Trafford for Anfield in 1964, Liverpool were preparing to hand Torres the No 9 shirt vacated by Robbie Fowler after finally winning a battle of wills over the length of the Spaniard's contract