Chelsea chop Torres, Lukaku to go after Falcao and Costa

Mourinho woos Falcao, prepares to ditch Torres and could offer Lukaku for Costa

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IT LOOKS as though there are going to be some big changes at the Bridge this summer, after Jose Mourinho fired the opening salvo in a bid to sign Monaco striker Radamel Falcao and doubts were raised about the future of several of his exisiting forwards.

According to the Daily Mail, the Special One told French TV station Canal Plus: "I have a team, but no striker. [And] Falcao does not have a team." That comment was a pointed reference not only to the form of his forwards, but also Monaco's small fanbase and stadium capacity of around 18,000. Just to rub salt in the wound Mourinho added: "A player like him can't play in front of 3,000 people. Monaco is a club to end [your career with]."

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.