Liverpool reject Torres transfer request

"Chelsea have made a bid for Fernando which has been turned down," a Liverpool spokesman said. "The player is not for sale."

'Is that the way out?"

Newspaper reports earlier put Chelsea's bid at 35 million pounds.

The fact that Torres would be eligible for Chelsea's Champions League campaign this season may persuade the English double-winners to increase their bid to the 50-million-pound mark.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is expected to overhaul Chelsea's ageing squad, where a number of stalwarts such as Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard and John Terry are nearing the end of their careers at Stamford Bridge.

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