Torres: I don't want to go to Barcelona... I want Mourinho to make me the world's best striker again

Fernando Torres has dismissed the idea of moving to Barcelona and says he hopes Jose Mourinho can make him the best striker in the world again.

The Spaniard has largely been poor in a blue shirt since his £50million move from Liverpool in January 2011.

During the last three months of the season he seemed to be gaining some confidence and form but still nothing near the goal threat he was back at Anfield.

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In a wide-ranging interview with Spanish news site AS, Torres spoke of his hopes for next season.

I want to continue, I want to complete the contract I signed and continue winning trophies and I would like to be the best in the world in my position again,' he explained.

'There’s no better place than to be than at Chelsea with Mourinho.'

He continued: 'His (Jose's) words motivate me. He’s said he doesn’t want to speak with the players that are in this tournament (Confederations Cup) until it’s over.

'We will meet soon, he will explain what he thinks of me and my situation, and I’ll tell him what I think.

His trophies and achievements speak for himself. Not all the best coaches have been footballers.



'If you start to think about the players that have been in his teams, the strikers, they have all had great years.

When asked about a potential £20m move to Barcelona, Torres said he appreciated the link but wanted to remain in west London.

'It’s always nice to hear about interest from clubs like Barcelona, but my plan is to stay at Chelsea,' said the 29-year-old.

Chelsea have been pursuing strikers in the transfer market and it seems like both Torres and Demba Ba are not expected to be first choice.

Highly-rated hitmen Edinson Cavani and Robert Lewandowski are the primary targets, with the latter likely to come at half the price of the former.

Magic touch: Torres says that he hopes Jose Mourinho can make him the world's best once again

Cavani will cost in excess of £50m while Lewandowski, who has been told he cannot move to rivals Bayern Munich, could be procured for around £25m.



Torres also backed Mourinho, who is being maligned in the Spanish press after dropping national and club captain Iker Casillas from the Real Madrid side.



Torres said: 'I don’t think any of us truly know what went on between them and it’s not a good idea to talk about that. No one can question Mourinho’s abilities as a coach or Iker’s ability as a player.



'He has a very good relationship with some players in this squad, with others less so, but it’s nothing to do with being Spanish. He fell out with the Spanish media, not the Spanish players.'

