Fernando Torres unaffected by Chelsea's striker search and hails Mourinho's impact

 
Simon Johnson30 August 2013

Fernando Torres today insisted he has not been unsettled by Chelsea’s pursuit of Wayne Rooney this summer and is enjoying working with manager Jose Mourinho.

Torres’ future at Stamford Bridge is uncertain following the £2m acquisition of Samuel Eto’o this week and there are fresh reports that Chelsea want to sell the Spanish international.

The club have been prepared to listen to offers for Torres for some time as he has struggled to make an impact since his British record £50m transfer from Liverpool in 2011.

But there has been limited interest so far, with Chelsea not prepared to take a massive financial hit on the striker and Demba Ba is more likely to leave before the transfer window closes on Monday.

Torres is certainly not looking to leave Stamford Bridge and claims that Mourinho is a key factor why. He said: “We have been working for only a short time together.

“People respect him very much and you trust him that he works without fail. I have never felt this way before with any coach.”

Chelsea switched their attention to Eto’o after finally conceding defeat in their interest in Manchester United striker Rooney, who seemed set to take Torres’ place in the starting line-up.

But he was not upset at the prospect and added: “Chelsea always wants the best players and Rooney is one of them. I admire him and it would be great to play with him."

Meanwhile, West Brom have joined Liverpool in the race to sign Victor Moses, who has been told he can leave Chelsea on loan after the club signed Willian for £30m this week.

West Brom manager Steve Clarke has also been in contact with Mourinho over re-signing forward Romelu Lukaku for another year on loan too, but admits Moses is the only realistic option.

He said: “I exchanged text messages with Jose three or four weeks ago and he said Lukaku is definitely not going out. He said he was a big player for Chelsea this season and I think he’s right.

“I believe Moses is available to come out (on loan) and he is a player we would be interested in. I can’t say I’m confident of landing any player because time is short and I’m getting a little bit nervous.”

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