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Fernando Torres Will Once Again Wear Atletico Madrid's Famed No. 9 Shirt

Bleacher Report | June 24, 2015

Related Topics: Fernando Torres, Atlético Madrid, Carlos Gardel, Antoine Griezmann, A.C. Milan

Con permiso del gran Garate tendré el honor de volver a vestir el 9 pic.twitter.com/Sj7PFFJVWL

— Fernando Torres (@Torres) June 24, 2015

Step one to helping Fernado Torres regain his form: Returning to his boyhood club Atletico Madrid on loan from AC Milan.

Step two: Regaining the historic No. 9 Atletico shirt that the Spaniard donned while becoming a star at the club.

That's the news Torres tweeted out in Spanish on Wednesday, that he received permission from Argentine and Atletico legend Jose Eulogio Garate to once again wear the fabled shirt.

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