Fernando Torres is returning to Atletico Madrid on loan until the end of the 2015-16 season.
The Spanish club confirmed the details on their website on Monday morning, just two days after AC Milan agreed to sign the 30-year-old striker from Premier League leaders Chelsea.
Torres has spent the first half of the season on loan in Milan with the deal set to be ratified on January 5 when the Italian transfer window opens.
Torres left Atletico for Liverpool in July 2007 and enjoyed three-and-a-half productive seasons on Merseyside before leaving for Stamford Bridge.
He moved to Serie A during last summer with Chelsea and Milan
agreeing on Saturday to make the switch permanent, which paved the way for Torres to be loaned to Atletico. The deal is subject to him passing a medical.
A statement on Atletico's website read: "Fernando Torres returns to Atletico after the agreement reached by our club with Milan and he will play on loan for the remainder of the season and one more campaign. He returns home, where he trained as a player and became one of our biggest stars."
Torres made more than 200 appearances for Atletico after making his debut in May 2001.
He scored the only goal of the Euro 2008 final for Spain against
Germany and was a substitute two years later when they beat the Netherlands in the final of the World Cup.
Torres, who also picked up a Champions League winners’ medal for Chelsea in 2012, once said: "I was not a Liverpool fan or a Chelsea fan. I was an Atletico fan. I still am. Maybe they're the only badge I will kiss."
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