
However, Arnesen claims the presence of the Spain striker can only be good news all round for the Stamford Bridge club.
The Dane explained: "If you can get one of the best strikers in the world to the club everyone is happy. This can give inspiration - a European and world champion, one of the greatest strikers in the world.
"Young players need to have examples, stars. They think 'I can maybe train with Torres' and they've trained with (Didier) Drogba for seven years.