CARLO Ancelotti has delivered a sensational snub to Fernando Torres by insisting: We don’t need you at Chelsea.
The Blues boss’s remarks come at the end of a week in which his club have been heavily linked with an £80million summer swoop for the unsettled Liverpool ace.
But, according to Ancelotti, a deal for Torres is a non-starter as he is more than happy with his present strikeforce of Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka.
The pair have cracked 47 goals between them this season while firing Chelsea to the brink of a first-ever Premier League and FA Cup Double.
And Ancelotti is adamant that, rather than break up the red-hot partnership – and blow millions on a player surplus to requirements – he would prefer to unearth a new Torres from within Chelsea’s considerable ranks of young talent.
On the eve of their crunch home clash with Wigan, the ex-AC Milan coach said: “We won’t be interested in Torres over the summer because we already have Drogba and Anelka here.
“And when we have these two players at the club, I don’t think there is any need to go for him.
“I think Torres is a fantastic player but I believe for any club it is much better to grow and develop this sort of player in your own academy.”
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