Asked by "Mono" Burgos about the possible sale of Torres, Petón stated “we’re going to give Atletico a bit of time to get back on track, back to the sort of position a club like Atletico should be in. But if Atletico isn’t capable of getting back on its feet, Fernando Torres is going to have to look for a team where he can be really involved in making football history. Atleti are still looking for their true selves, and if they find what they are looking for than why would Fernando Torres leave? You won’t find a better club than Atleti, they are one of the great names in world football. But you can be sure that if they don’t get back to their historical standing, we’ll be looking at a different story.”
In the same vein, Petón also made clear on Punto Radio that “ I can’t state this as gospel, but it seems to me that, and everybody needs to understand this, that Fernando Torres has a bond with Atletico de Madrid that goes beyond the merely financial”. The player’s agent argued that this bond implies a deep feeling for the club and the desire that all parties work to make Atleti once more a championship-winning side. Once more, this time via his representatives, Fernando Torres has laid his cards on the table and his money’s on the red and whites.