Jose Mourinho has had no discussions with Fernando Torres over his future amid talks of a move to Serie A side Milan.
Spain international striker Torres arrived at Stamford Bridge in January 2011 from Premier League rivals Liverpool for a then British-record £50million fee.
However, the 30-year-old has struggled at the London club, netting just 20 top-flight goals during his three-and-a-half-year stint and he has also slipped down the pecking order this season following the arrival of Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid and Didier Drogba s return.
Subsequently, Torres has been rumoured with a switch to Milan who are seeking a replacement for new Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli.
Chelsea manager Mourinho has not spoken to the former Atletico man regarding a move, but could be forced into a contingency plan should he ask to leave.
He didn t speak with me, Mourinho said ahead of Chelsea s trip to Everton. What we have made clear as a club is that we need three strikers this season, he is one of them.
I like him as a person and as a player, so if he wants to leave it s something that he didn t say to me. Until this moment he is our player and nothing more than that.
If he wants to leave, I believe it s because he wants to try a new life and a new club, probably a new league.
So if he wants to leave, which until this moment I have not heard one single word about it, if he wants to leave it s to try to be happier than he was here in the last couple of years.
This is a very human club in the way the club approach these situations, if he comes to us in these last couple of days [of the transfer window] then any possibility would be analysed from us as a club and the best decision for him.
Mourinho confirmed that no replacement was in the pipeline should Torres ask to leave, adding: If that happens in the last hour of the market we are in trouble, at this moment we are doing nothing [in the market].
Our belief is that the market is closed for us, our belief is that the squad is closed, we have our squad, we like our squad. It s not the perfect one, no squad is perfect, but it s one we like.
We are ready for the market to close and to start September with this squad.
