FERNANDO TORRES will stay at Liverpool.
The Kop striker's agent, Jose Antonio Peton, last night insisted: "For the moment I can assure fans that Fernando will continue at Liverpool next season."
And that is bad news for Manchester City and Chelsea who would both love to have the Spanish World Cup star on their books.
Peton added: "Everything is down to Liverpool's attitude but, for the time being, Fernando is happy at the club and has a good contract.
"Liverpool have not spoken to us about his future, so he is just concentrating on playing at the World Cup."
Torres, 26, is still battling to make Spain's World Cup opener against Switzerland on June 16 after a season dogged by hernia, hamstring and knee problems.
He has not played since April when a second bout of knee surgery left him in a race to be fit in time for South Africa.
And, last night, Torres conceded how the pressure of coping with expectancy on top of his injuries turned last season into a horror show at Anfield.
He revealed: "It's been very difficult. When you start out, you hope you can win titles and not have injuries.
"Instead it has been just the opposite. But in football there is always tomorrow.
"So I have put aside the club and the bad season, and I want to finish in the best way possible by making history with my country at the World Cup.
"I am happy with the progress of my injury and, God willing, I'll be 100 per cent for our first game of the World Cup."
One man definitely leaving Liverpool, though, is left-back Fabio Aurelio, 30, who rejected a pay-as-you-play deal after a season decimated by injuries.
Aurelio's contract runs out on Tuesday and he will go with a glowing reference from boss Rafa Benitez.
The Liverpool chief, who signed Aurelio from Valencia four years ago, said: "We had been trying to work something out with regards an extension and it was a pity we couldn't.
"He has given us absolutely fantastic service. Fabio is a top professional, a great player and a really good lad."
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