Montreal Impact in the hunt to sign Fernando Torres LaLiga - Atletico Madrid Canadian club join other MLS hopefuls

One week on from Chicago Fire's interest in taking Fernando Torres to Major League Soccer being made public, Montreal Impact have now shown an interest.

The Quebec based club's interest has been led by sporting director Nick De Santis, who has been in Spain since Friday trying to convince the striker.

According to The Canadian Press, De Santis is desperate to complete a deal to bring Torres in to finish off the wealth of chances created by one of MLS' most creative players in Nacho Piatti.

The Seattle Sounders have also been linked with the Spaniard, who would be their third 'franchise player', meaning he would be exempt from the league's wage cap with three of such players allowed per team.