LIVERPOOL: Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti refused to be drawn on questions regarding the club’s pursuit of Fernando Torres after his side suffered an FA Cup scare against Everton on Saturday.
Liverpool striker Torres has handed in a transfer request, which the Merseyside club has refused, after Chelsea had two previous offers for the Spaniard turned down.
However Liverpool’s stance is unlikely to deter the Premier League champions, who are understood to be preparing a third attempt of around 38 million pounds before the transfer window closes on Monday evening.
“No change,” said Ancelotti when asked to give an update about Torres following Chelsea’s 1-1 fourth round draw at Goodison Park.
“Will I be disappointed if I don’t get new players in? No, I’m always happy. There is sunshine so I am happy.”
Chelsea’s travelling supporters made it clear how excited they were at the prospect of landing Torres, chanting “Torres, Torres give us a wave” and “Fernando Torres Chelsea’s No 9” during the tie.
Chelsea could certainly have done with Torres’s cutting edge at Goodison.
It required a late equaliser from Salomon Kalou to earn them a replay at Stamford Bridge next month after Louis Saha had threatened to send Chelsea spiralling to their first FA Cup defeat in almost three years.
Ancelotti blamed the weather, the sun to be precise, for his team’s disappointing performance.
“Because of the sun we were not able to play from the back as we did in the first half so we lost control of the game in the second half,” Ancelotti said.
“But the draw was the right result because in the first half we played better and in the second half they played.
“It’s a good result for us because we were 1-0 down and it was not easy to come back into the game. We showed good attitude and good spirit.”
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