After his 100th game for Chelsea, Fernando Torres's goals have cost the club a cool £2million each

 
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 09: Fernando Torres of Chelsea falls to his knees during the Capital One Cup Semi-Final first leg match between Chelsea and Swansea City at Stamford Bridge on January 9, 2013 in London, England.
11 January 2013

Fernando Torres has a poor goals-per-game ratio. It took him 97 games to score 25 goals for Chelsea — a record which is put to shame by his Premier League rivals, including Peter Crouch and Bobby Zamora.

Transfer fee and total games to hit last 25 goals

Sergio Aguero (Man City) £38m, 33 games

Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) £27m, 36

Luis Suarez (Liverpool) £23m, 37

Robin van Persie (Arsenal/Man Utd) £24m, 37

Demba Ba (Newcastle/Chelsea) £7.5m, 40

Jermain Defoe (Tottenham) £15m, 52

Carlos Tevez (Man City) £47m, 64

Darren Bent (Sunderland/A Villa) £24m, 65

Frank Lampard (Chelsea) £11m, 65

Theo Walcott (Arsenal) £9m, 67

Juan Mata (Chelsea) £23m, 87

Bobby Zamora (Fulham/QPR) £4m, 87

Peter Crouch (Tottenham/Stoke) £10m, 88

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