Fernando Torres' return to Atletico Madrid is not only great for the club, but for the rest of world football too, according to president Enrique Cerezo.
The Spanish champions announced on Monday that the striker has rejoined the club in a loan deal from AC Milan until the end of next season, with Alessio Cerci going in the other direction.
The former Chelsea and Liverpool striker has spoken of his delight at returning "home" to the club at which he started his career and Cerezo is ready to welcome the 30-year-old back with open arms.
"The deal is done. He will be unveiled on Sunday 4th," Cerezo told radio station RNE. "We want the stadium to be packed with Atletico fans, especially children, for the occasion.
"Torres coming back is great news for the football world and Atletico Madrid."
The Atleti chief says Torres will arrive in the Spanish capital on Tuesday or Wednesday to complete his medical, but admitted the negotiations were not easy, before insisting that Mario Mandzukic will not leave the club as a result of the signing.
"It has not been plain sailing. The coaching staff want him, the club wants him, the fans want him and now he is ours", he added.
"But Mandzukic won't leave - he is an important player."
Meanwhile, club CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin, speaking at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai, said the club are thrilled with the acquisition for what Torres can offer on the pitch.
"We are very happy with this decision," he said. "In 2007, the economic crisis in Spain began and Fernando and ourselves decided to go our separate ways, to grow on our own, and that’s what we did.
"He won, amongst other things, a World Cup, two European Championships and the Champions League, while we won four international titles and three in Spain, including La Liga.
"Now, in 2014, we meet again. We both did well individually and history brings us together once more."
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