Ancelotti has faith in ‘born to score’ Torres

CHELSEA boss Carlo Ancelotti insists Fernando Torres was “born to score” and is on the brink of starting to repay his £50 million (€58m) transfer fee.

Ancelotti has faith in ‘born to score’ Torres

Torres has flopped in front of goal since making his record-breaking move from Liverpool, the Spain star missing a hatful of chances to open his account across his four games for the Blues.

The 26-year-old’s overall contribution has steadily improved and manager Ancelotti last week tried to ease the pressure on him by claiming “I do not ask my strikers to score.”

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