Jose Mourinho on Monday night opened the door for Andriy
Shevchenko to quit Stamford Bridge at the end of a troubled first
season at Chelsea. Mourinho said: "Hopefully hes not happy with
the season he has given us. Hes a Chelsea player and he has a
contract, but if hes not happy and wants to try everything for us,
its up to him."
The Stamford Bridge boss has stepped up his bid to sign Fernando
Torres from Atletico Madrid now that owner Roman Abramovich has
reluctantly agreed to sell Shevchenko, if Chelsea can find a buyer
who can match his £130,000-a-week salary.
The Ukraine striker has scored just 14 goals for Chelsea and will
miss Saturdays FA Cup final against Manchester United following
surgery on a groin injury he underwent after dramatically
withdrawing from the Champions League semi-final against
Liverpool.
He joined the rest of the Chelsea squad on their lap of honour
around Stamford Bridge following their 1-1 draw with Everton on
Sunday, but his relationship with Mourinho remains strained.
Mourinho will make a number of changes this summer, starting with
the capture of Reading midfielder Steven Sidwell on a free
transfer.
Mourinho added: "Its obvious we need a couple of players two or
three. Its the nature of a team like us to try and improve, but I
dont think well be involved in big transfers and big changes. "Of
course we need a central defender and a midfielder to make the
group stronger.
