Carlo Rules Out Torres Move

Carlo Rules Out Torres Move  (Sky Sports)

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has ruled out making a move for Liverpool star Fernando Torres as he is happy with his squad.

The Blues have been linked with a move for Torres with the West London outfit holding a long-term interest in the Spaniard.

Torres' future has been the subject of conjecture again as a result of Liverpool's poor start to the season and his own failure to recapture his best form at Anfield this term.

However, Ancelotti insists he has no plans to move for Torres and he has ruled out bringing in any new players in the January transfer window unless injuries force him to bring in reinforcements.

Not our aim

"I always said that Torres is not our aim for the future because we have trust in a lot of young players," said Ancelotti.

"We also have fantastic strikers in Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka and Salomon Kalou. We also have fantastic young players like Daniel Sturridge and Gael Kakuta.

"So, in this moment, we don't really need to have a striker, a fantastic striker, like Fernando Torres.

"We can be competitive in all competitions with this squad. The most important thing is to avoid injury, when possible.

"We have to maintain the squad with all the players fit. This is the most difficult thing to do, but we're trying and working hard to do this, to control the recovery of the players.

"I want to be sure that the players who will be involved in the game tomorrow will be fresh. If everyone stays fit we won't need anyone else. I think we have a fantastic squad."