Fernando Torres is applying to coach Atlético Madrid: "I hope in the future we can talk about having reached the elite."

Just over a week has passed since Fernando Torres renewed his contract with Atlético de Madrid to remain as manager of the reserve team until at least 2027 in order to continue his progress as a coach, with the dream of one day being able to sit on the bench of the first team, as he confessed this Monday: "I hope that somewhere in the future we can be here talking about how I have managed to reach the elite."

"The place that corresponds to each one in what they do is something that they cannot choose. Atlético de Madrid is one of the biggest clubs in the world. For me it is special. So, if that moment comes at some point in my life, I am sure that I will have to have an extra responsibility ," said El Niño at the Guardians of Sport gala on Radio Marca , after collecting his Guardian of the Eternal Goal award. .

The former striker for the red-and-white team in two different stages of his career, between 2000 and 2007, first, and between 2014 and 2018, later, has expressed that the club "is growing" and has "an exciting future, with a tremendous present", and has praised Cholo Simeone: "We have a great coach, a great team" .

"We're going to play in a Club World Cup in a few weeks. Now I'm a fan who only wants to see my team win, and my personal preseason, to keep trying to improve, to be a little better every day. Hopefully, somewhere in the future, we can be here talking about how I've managed to reach the elite, which isn't easy ," he added, leaving the door open to a possible landing on the first-team bench in the coming years.

Torres began his coaching career at Atleti in the 2021/2022 season, when he joined the Under-19s, where he took on the challenge of being the main manager the following season. He spent three seasons in charge of the Atlético de Madrid reserve team, winning two League titles, a Champions Cup and qualifying for the Final Four of the 2021/2022 Youth League. Last summer, the Madrid native made the jump to Atlético de Madrid B , who this season finished seventh in the First Federation with 54 points, fighting until the penultimate matchday for the playoff places for promotion to the Second Division.