Was it? He may have struggled at Chelsea and not lived up to the transfer fee but you simply cannot ignore his record at Liverpool. 65 goals in 102 games is phenomenal, you'd be hard pressed to find any striker having that scoring rate. He's got nothing to prove to anyone and the suggestion that...
Every player could become a reasonable suggestion if you use the caveat of "if wage demands were sensible".
The reality is that Torres even at his age is very likely to be beyond our wage structure even if he wanted to leave the team he loves. Therefore it can still be listed under stupid ideas.