Fernando Torres has described his career at Chelsea as 'swimming in wet clothes'.
The Spanish striker, 30, spent three-and-a-half years at Stamford Bridge following a £50million transfer from Liverpool before moving on to AC Milan in the summer on loan.
Torres signed permanently with the Rossoneri in January but now finds himself back where it all started at Atletico Madrid on a loan spell.
Speaking to El Pais about his career in west London, Torres gave a strange comparison that he felt summed up his time as a Blues player.
"The doubts were understandable because people did not see the English league, or the short time I was at Milan," said Torres.
"They read the statistics, and they were not always the same.
"You end up in a situation where things have not gone well for weeks, or for years. That is like swimming in wet clothes.
"I know how I am, and I am good. In the end these doubts disappear, but then others come again."
