Torres reveals his torment after Chelsea’s memorable Euro win

Torres delivered an astonishingly-timed swipe at the Blues hours after helping them end their wait for European Cup glory.

The £50m man was fuming after being snubbed in favour of rookie Ryan Bertrand in Saturday night’s final against Bayern Munich, branding it possibly the biggest disappointment of his life.

And the Spain striker demanded showdown talks with Chelsea, warning he could walk away if he did not receive assurances about his future role.

Torres said: “This season, I felt things I had never felt.

“I felt they have treated me in a way I was not expecting, not the manner for which the club brought me here.

“We have had many conversations and, now the season is finished, we will have more talks to see what happens in the future because this is not the role for which I came.

“I have been through the worst moments of my career during the season and I am not willing to relive those moments.

“There have been many ups and downs and many moments where I felt lost and I didn’t know what to do and where to be.

“The ideal for me for next season is if someone tells me what’s going to happen, what role will I have in the team, what function, what is expected of me and to evaluate if it is worth it.”

Torres did not get on the pitch at the Allianz Arena on Saturday until Chelsea fell behind seven minutes from time.

The 28-year-old won the corner that saw Didier Drogba equalise and impressed in extra-time but he was not among those chosen to take a penalty in the 4-3 shootout win, which saw Drogba once again steal the limelight.

Torres added: “Before the game, I felt it was going to be one of my best moments and I came with great desire and ambition.

“But then I had to start on the bench. I felt huge disappointment when I saw the starting line-up, maybe the biggest disappointment of my life.

“In the end, I was able to play a bit and help the team.

“Right now, I do feel it’s all worth it but the truth is I’ve gone through some very bad moments.”

Torres’s fortunes have improved dramatically under caretaker Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo after he was in danger of being branded the most expensive flop in football history.

He more than doubled his goal tally for the club in the last three months of the season, scoring seven times, including a hat-trick against QPR.

But he has remained as second fiddle to Drogba, despite the record sum owner Roman Abramovich spent to prise him from Liverpool a year and a half ago.

Torres added: “I want to thank my family, the club’s owner, who’s always supported me and backed me, and above all the fans.

“If it wasn’t for the fans, many times this season I would have thrown in the towel.”

Torres did not let his disappointment prevent him from joining in Saturday night’s ecstatic celebrations and was delighted to add the Champions League to his World Cup and European Championship titles in his first full season at Stamford Bridge.

“Destiny finally gave Chelsea something it denied them in Moscow,” Torres said, referring to the Blues 2008 final defeat to Manchester United.

“People don’t remember the runners-up. We had the luck champions have.

“This team, above all at the end of this season, has had those moments of a champion team. We had a star or an angel or whatever you want to call it that maybe they didn’t have in Moscow.”

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck says Di Matteo will come “under serious consideration” when the Blues’ hierarchy sit down to discuss what to do about their vacant managerial position.

Di Matteo only took over on an interim basis following the dismissal of Andre Villas-Boas in February. No one could have imagined quite what a success Di Matteo would be.

Although Chelsea missed out on a coveted top-four place, they defeated Liverpool in the FA Cup final earlier this month and at the weekend enjoyed the greatest night in their history when they beat Bayern Munich on penalties to win the Champions League for the first time.

Buck has confirmed 41-year-old former Italy midfielder Di Matteo will be one of the names in the frame when Chelsea consider who will succeed Villas-Boas on a permanent basis.

Buck said: “We’ve put (managerial speculation) aside for the last six or eight weeks, concentrating on Barcelona, the FA Cup and Bayern Munich, but I think now we have to sit down and figure that out. Roberto is certainly in the mix.”