Spain's former Chelsea and Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is set to return to La Liga champions Atletico Madrid, local media reported on Saturday.

The 30-year-old will make the switch from AC Milan, where he is on loan from Chelsea, back to his boyhood club seven years after he departed, newspapers reported.

The clubs had yet to officially announce the move.

Sports newspapers such as Marca and AS and general ones such as El Pais said Torres's move back to Atletico was decided after the Madrid club's Italian player Alessio Cerci agreed to move to Milan in return.