Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho wants to keep Fernando Torres even though the striker was not selected in the Blues’ matchday squad against Leicester.
Torres, 30, is the club’s third-choice striker since the summer arrivals of Diego Costa and Didier Drogba.
He has been linked with a number of clubs, with AC Milan the latest reportedly interested in signing him.
But Mourinho said: “I want him to stay. He will play and score goals, and be very useful for us.”
The £50m signing from Liverpool was an unused substitute in Chelsea’s season-opening victory against Burnley on Monday.
To compound matters for the Spaniard, his replacement and compatriot Costa – a £32m signing from Atletico Madrid – has made a fine start to his Chelsea career, scoring against Burnley and finding the net on his home debut as the Blues beat Leicester 2-0. BBC
