Fernando Torres is set to leave Atletico Madrid Under 19s role

Fernando Torres is reportedly set to step down from his Atletico Madrid U19s coaching role at the end of the season.

The Spaniard has been head coach of the U19s since 2021 but has decided that his time there is done.

The news comes after he shadowed Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool training last week, exchanging hugs and high-fives with the squad to the delight of many Reds fans.

Atletico will have to decide if he will step up to work with their B team or even their first team - or let him fly the nest.

Spanish outlet Relevo claims Torres thinks he has 'wrapped up his chapter' with the youth team and could be poised for talks with club chiefs this month.

Ahead of him, Luis Garcia Tevenet is completing his third year at the helm of their third-tier B team, while Diego Simeone has a stranglehold on the first-team dugout, having managed the club terrifically since 2011.

Atletico could promote Tevenet to the first-team to make way for Torres. Relevo also reports that the club see Torres as a more suitable successor for the top job whenever Simeone leaves.

Torres has Atletico's U-19s top of their 16-team league, having won 20 of 25 games and only lost twice. He has already won one title with them and led them to second last season.

However, Simeone signed a new contract until 2027 in November so it doesn't look as if he is anywhere in a hurry.

Relevo believes a move to the B team would be logical as many players who he reared in the Under-19s are there, but he could receive offers from elsewhere.

Torres, 40, finished his playing career at Sagan Tosu in Japan in 2019 and scored 301 goals for club and country.

He spent four prolific seasons at Anfield between 2007 and 2011, winning the World Cup with Spain in that time, before making a shock