The Spain striker has been linked with several clubs in recent months, but Torres has always insisted he loves life at Anfield.

Liverpool's off-field issues have resulted in speculation that they could sell Torres - but the 24-year-old says he does not want to play his football anywhere else.

"I have no plans to go anywhere, not back to Spain, not to Italy, not to another English club," he said.

"I read a lot of things last summer but I was at the European Championships and I did not want any distractions."

Torres insists that Liverpool was the 'perfect' move for him.

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"It was the perfect opportunity for me," he said. "Spanish team-mates, a Spanish manager who believed in me, and a great captain who is also one of the best players in the world.

"Liverpool have every ingredient for me to develop as a player."

He also hailed the influence of coach Rafa Benitez.

"He is the best coach I have ever had without doubt," he beamed. "I think he is totally focused on football all day long.

"He concerns himself with every last detail, things that as a player you would never normally even think about like a movement half a metre to one side that would give you the chance to score a goal.

"He is a coach that you can learn from and that any player would love to have because he gets every last drop of ability out of you."