Paris: Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti has revealed he has been offered Chelsea striker Fernando Torres this month.
Ancelotti signed the 27-year-old from Liverpool for 50 million pounds almost a year ago but the forward has struggled for form since his arrival at Stamford Bridge, scoring just five goals in 41 appearances.
Paris Saint-Germain, who are looking to sign a striker this month, have been heavily linked with Carlos Tevez after talks between Manchester City and AC Milan over the Argentine collapsed last week, and the Ligue 1 club are now reportedly in a race with Inter for the 27-year-old's signature.
Ancelotti also conceded his Qatari-backed side have been offered a host of strikers to sign this month, including Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov, who has been linked with a return to former club Bayer Leverkusen.
"There is a lot of choice for this January market," Ancelotti told Gazzetta dello Sport.
"Do you want the names? Ok, now I tell you the players the agents are offering on the market, officially or not: Tevez, Torres, Berbatov, [Roman] Pavlyuchenko, [Edinson] Cavani, [Fernando] Llorente."
Ancelotti reflected on his time at Chelsea and admitted Andre Villas-Boas' aim to freshen the squad with younger players is a tough task. The Italian also feels Didier Drogba should have been sold following the arrival of Torres, as the Ivory Coast international's form has made it difficult for the Spaniard to settle.
"Villas Boas? I don't judge his work. I believe coaching Chelsea in a generational turnover is difficult," he said.
"If you decide to invest on Torres, you have to sell Drogba. He's like [Filippo] Inzaghi, he tends to devour whoever competes with him. He's not bad, but this is his personality."
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