Monday is 15 years to the day that Liverpool paid a then club-record fee to sign Fernando Torres from Atletico Madrid.
The Spaniard left his boyhood club to move to Anfield as then boss Rafa Benitez, once again, raided LaLiga for recruits. He made a habit of that throughout his tenure on Merseyside, but this move would undoubtedly be one of the most successful ones.
Torres made his mark in England by scoring against Chelsea early on, which was a sign of things to come. The Blues would be his favourite opponent before he eventually joined them in 2011. The inflation in the transfer market has meant that, in the modern day, the £20m Torres cost would just about get you a top squad player.
