Fernando Torres ‘suing Spanish government’ for £687,000 after Covid wreaked havoc on gym business
Fernando Torres is taking the Spanish Government to court for damages to his gym business.
The former striker owns a chain of gyms called 'New Fitness' in his homeland, however that business took a sizable hit during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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According to Spanish news outlet El Confidencial, Torres' gym chain had been making profits of up to £86,000.
However Spain's government and Madrid council introduced robust safety measures to counteract the pandemic, something which had a huge impact on his figures.
As a result, the gym chain's profits went from a sizable profit to a £172,000 loss the following year.
This has led Torres to allege that the government's restrictions were 'disproportionate and intense', while seeking a reimbursement of £687,000.
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While his case has been rejected by the local justice system, it has now reached the Supreme Court where Torres will be hoping to make his case.
Torres is a household name having played for both Liverpool and Chelsea in the Premier League, along with shining for Atletico Madrid in Spain.
Since hanging up his boots, Torres has been coaching Atletico's under-19s where the former striker attracted headlines for being sent off after an altercation with ex-Red Alvaro Arbeloa.
Now coaching at Real Madrid, Arbeloa and Torres squared up and shouted at each other is on-field rivalries prove that they're just as fierce off the park.
