José Mourinho insists Fernando Torres is to remain at Chelsea next season as one of the club’s three strikers, with Diego Costa and Didier Drogba.

His comments came shortly before Atlético Madrid’s president ruled out re-signing the Spain international.

Mourinho indicated in an interview with Sky Sports News that there may be a departure in the transfer window. But when asked if Torres was the player in question he said: “No. Three strikers is fundamental in a squad and we have three strikers - Fernando, Didier and Diego, so one of them is not [going] for sure.”

Atlético’s president, Enrique Cerezo, said his club would not be buying Torres or the Manchester United stiker Javier Hernández this summer. He also dismissed links with the Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla and Napoli’s José Callejón.

“Many names have been mentioned, but none of those players, neither Cazorla, Callejon, Torres nor Chicharito [Hernández] are on our agenda,” Cerezo told Radio Marca. “If we sign another player, it won’t be any of them.”