Radio Marca reported that Blues owner Roman Abramovic tabled an offer of £40 million which was rejected out of hand by the Merseyside club.
And it’s believed that Torres is more than happy at Liverpool having just broken Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s record for the most goals scored by a foreigner in his debut Premier League season.
He said: “I don't ask myself questions. I just tell myself time and again that I have done the right thing to join Liverpool."
It is understood that Chelsea boss Avram Grant sounded out the possibility of signing Torres through his friend and fellow countryman Yossi Benayoun who plays with Torres at Liverpool.
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