Though Jose Mourinho was full of praise for Fernando Torres after his man of the match display against Man City his subsequent display at St James’ Park apparently left the Chelsea manager ready to give up on the 29 year old and the Spanish international will be offloaded just as soon as the Premier League side have brought in a suitable striking replacement.
Torres has failed to come anywhere near living up to expectations, and the £50m price-tag, since moving to the club from Liverpool and his current run of just two goals in his last 21 Premier League fixtures is fairly conclusive proof that the experienced striker is simply unable to lead the Chelsea front-line.
Mourinho will also seek to sell Cesar Azpilicueta who has played a bit-part role at the club this term.