Rumour: Inter Milan looking to sign Chelsea striker Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres

Inter Milan are preparing to offer Fernando Torres a route away from his Premier League nightmare as they are planning a £20 million offer to tempt Chelsea to release him to Italy, according to the Daily Mail.

Inter have been linked with a host of Premier League players as they plan a summer rebuild, with Nemanja Vidic having already signed a deal to join the Nerazzurri.

With Chelsea looking to reinforce their striking options further in the summer with Jose Mourinho having identified a world class forward as his priority, at least one of the current crop at Stamford Bridge will be allowed to depart in order to comply with FIFA Financial Fair Play rulings that come into effect this summer.

Torres has never managed to rediscover his form pre-2010 since his Premier League record £50m move from Liverpool three years ago and it appears patience has finally run out at Chelsea after years of persisting with him as first choice.

With Jose Mourinho having been caught on camera in the past couple of weeks mocking his striking options, it appears he is not hanging his hopes of Torres returning to the man that was the scourge of Premier League defences during his time on Merseyside.

With Inter now receiving heavy financial backing from Indonesian owner Erick Thohir, they have the grounds on which to build a squad once again capable of challenging for the title and they believe that a move to Italy could see Torres rediscover his scoring touch and fire them back up the table.

Fernando Torres has attempted fewer shots this season than Inter defender Yuto Nagatomo, having managed just 24 shots in his 20 appearances, compared to the 26 managed by the Inter man.