plans at Chelsea and that the striker has not told
him he wants to leave.
Torres has been linked with several clubs over the
summer, with AC Milan the latest to show an
interest in the striker as a potential replacement for
Mario Balotelli after his move to Liverpool.
But Mourinho says he will need the 30-year-old to
play a part in the Blues' bid for trophies this season
and would be reluctant to sell him so late in the
summer transfer window.
"What we have clear is that we need three strikers to
face the season," said Mourinho. "He is one of them.
"I like him as a person. I like him as a player. If he
wants to leave it is something he didn't say to me. At
the moment he is our player, nothing more than
that.
"If he wants to leave I believe it is because he wants
to try a new life, a new club, a new league. If he
wants to leave I believe it is to try and be happier
than he was in the last couple of years.
"This is a very human club in the way it tries to
approach these situations. If he comes to us then
any possibility will be analysed."
The current transfer window is due to close on
September 1, which would limit the amount of time
available to Mourinho to source and sign a
replacement if he did allow Torres to leave.
The Chelsea boss is happy with the squad he has in
place and is making no plans to make any
adjustments to it.
"If that happens in the last hour of the market then
we are in trouble because at the moment we are
doing nothing," he said. "We believe that the market
is closed for us and we like our squad. It is not the
perfect one because not a single squad is.
"But at this moment we are ready for the market to
close and for us to start on September 1 with the
squad we have at this time."
Torres could be in the frame to play at Everton on
Saturday with Diego Costa a major injury doubt for
the trip to Goodison Park.
"In this moment I can't say much," said Mourinho.
"We are trying everything for him to play tomorrow.
He didn't train for the last two days, but today is the
last day and we must make a decision to select him
or not.
"He has to try a light training session to see if the
reaction is positive. If it is we take him to Everton to
play or be on the bench; if the reaction is not
positive today then obviously we don't select him.
"What matters now is the match tomorrow and not
the match in three weeks' time. For tomorrow he is a
big doubt. Let's see."
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