Fernando Torres agrees to leave Chelsea for Milan on free transfer

Fernando Torres is to have a medical at Milan on Saturday after agreement was reached between the Italian club, Chelsea and the players representatives to smooth what is, in effect, a free transfer.

The Spain striker, who cost a British record £50m when he signed from Liverpool in January 2011, will leave England after seven seasons in the Premier League and sign a two-year deal at San Siro after agreeing a compromise over his wage demands. He was initially reluctant to lower his £175,000-a-week salary.