Atlético Madrid midfielder Raúl García says Fernando Torres would be welcomed back to the Primera Division champions with open arms if he opts to leave Chelsea, while also playing down speculation that centre-back Miranda will be the next Rojiblancos player to move to Stamford Bridge.

Torres has been linked with a summer move back to Atlético, where the Spain international came up through the ranks to captain the first team before moving to Liverpool in 2007.

And despite the striker failing to recapture his explosive form with the Reds since moving to Chelsea for £50 million in January 2011, García insists the 30-year-old would fit right back in at Atlético.

“I speak to him [Torres] a lot and he still feels very strongly about this club,” García told a press conference.

“His life has been defined by what he experienced here and he is another option just like any other that the media have mentioned. Any great player that can come here will be welcome.”

Should Torres move back to Atlético it would reverse the flow of players moving in the opposite direction this summer, with Chelsea having already signed striker Diego Costa and left-back Filipe Luís from the Spanish side for a combined £48m, as well as ending goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois’ loan spell in Madrid.

Now the Blues - despite manager José Mourinho saying the club’s summer transfer dealings are now over - are reported to be interested in luring Atlético defender Miranda to west London too, but García does not believe his Brazilian team-mate is going anywhere.

“If we took every transfer story seriously we would only have about two or three players left here,” he said.

“The club has to manage these things, but Miranda is an important player for us.”