Do these pictures prove that Torres will STAY at Chelsea next season? Spaniard is a part of new adidas kit launch for the Blues

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He's come under fire for his lack of goals since Chelsea stumped up a club record £50million for his services on January 31, 2011.

Just nine goals this season, with his last Premier League goal coming on January 11, have meant that Fernando Torres -  along with a number of his under-performing Chelsea colleagues - could be part of the fire-sale that is being planned by Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese boss even singled him out for criticism in the aftermath of the defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.

But do these pictures, from Chelsea's new marketing campaign 'Forever Blue', prove that the Spaniard will be remaining at Stamford Bridge next season?

VIDEO Scroll down to watch Torres and Co launch new Chelsea kit

Getting shirty: Torres sports the kit the Blues will be wearing from the start of next season

Getting shirty: Torres sports the kit the Blues will be wearing from the start of next season

Campaign: Fernando Torres is a key part of the marketing campaign to launch Chelsea's new kit for next season - does this mean he'll stay at the club?

Campaign: Fernando Torres is a key part of the marketing campaign to launch Chelsea's new kit for next season - does this mean he'll stay at the club?

Forever Blue: The marketing campaign features five current Chelsea players, including Torres and Eden Hazard

Forever Blue: The marketing campaign features five current Chelsea players, including Torres and Eden Hazard

Immortalised: The five Chelsea players chose the favourite moments of their careers in Blue to be recreated

Immortalised: The five Chelsea players chose the favourite moments of their careers in Blue to be recreated

Brazilian midfielder Oscar

Feeling blue: Fernando Torres in the new Adidas effort
Winged wonder: Eden Hazard shows off Chelsea's new kit

Feeling blue: Fernando Torres (left) and Eden Hazard were on hand to help launch Chelsea's new home kit, which features 1980s-style horizontal stripes

Fresh: The new Chelsea home kit in full

These images come from behind the scenes of Chelsea's kit campaign. Five players, Torres, Petr Cech, Gary Cahill, Eden Hazard and Oscar, are captured in their favourite Chelsea moment and immortalised in unique sculptures.

Torres opted for his celebration after scoring the winner in last year's Europa League final against Benfica, while Cech opted to chose his brilliant save from Batian Schweinsteiger's penalty in the Champions League win of 2012.

Brazilian midfielder Oscar has his brilliant goal against Juventus, his second goal on his first full start for the club, and Eden Hazard opted for his hat-trick against Newcastle from earlier this season as his finest moment.

Gary Cahill, meanwhile, chose to immortalise his quite brilliant volley from the win over Tottenham at White Hart last season.

A word of warning for Torres, however... Last season's marketing campaign featured Juan Mata, now of Manchester United.

Precision: Sculptors move Hazard's body so it matches the shape from his hat-trick against Newcastle

Precision: Sculptors move Hazard's body so it matches the shape from his hat-trick against Newcastle

Important: Petr Cech chose to re-live the moment he saved Bastian Schweinsteiger's penalty in the Champions League final in 2012

Important: Petr Cech chose to re-live the moment he saved Bastian Schweinsteiger's penalty in the Champions League final in 2012

Stunning: Gary Cahill chose his brilliant volley from the win against Tottenham in October 2012

Stunning: Gary Cahill chose his brilliant volley from the win against Tottenham in October 2012

In the aftermath of the 3-1 defeat at the Parc des Princes, a furious Jose Mourinho appeared to single out misfiring Torres for criticism.

The portuguese boss elected to put Andre Schurrle, usually a winger, up front and leave Torres on the substitutes bench.

'I’m not happy with my strikers’ performances so I had to try things,' said Mourinho after the defeat.

'And with Andre at least I know we have one more player to have the ball, one more player to associate with the other players, even though he’s not a striker.

'But football is not just about that. It’s also about scoring goals, getting behind, and that is for strikers. Real strikers. And I had to try.

'It’s difficult for us to score goals, especially when the games are tight. It’s difficult for us to transform the half-chances into chances.

'And when you make a defensive mistake, you are in trouble.'

Vollery: Cahill scored the opening goal of the game as Chelsea went on to win 4-2 at White Hart Lane

Vollery: Cahill scored the opening goal of the game as Chelsea went on to win 4-2 at White Hart Lane

Eye-catching: Cahill (above) and Oscar (below) also appeared in last season's adidas campaing to launch Chelsea's kit

Eye-catching: Cahill (above) and Oscar (below) also appeared in last season's adidas campaing to launch Chelsea's kit

Chelsea's bright future: Brazilian youngster Oscar emerges from the light

Announcement: Oscar announced himself to Chelsea fans with a brilliant goal against Juventus on his first start for the club

Announcement: Oscar announced himself to Chelsea fans with a brilliant goal against Juventus on his first start for the club

Triple: Eden Hazard scored his first hat-trick for the club in a superb individual performance against Newcastle in February

Triple: Eden Hazard scored his first hat-trick for the club in a superb individual performance against Newcastle in February

Out of favour: Torres started on the substitutes bench in the defeat to Paris Saint-Germain

Out of favour: Torres started on the substitutes bench in the defeat to Paris Saint-Germain

Criticism: Torres was singled out for criticism by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho

Criticism: Torres was singled out for criticism by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho

Matchwinner: Torres will be hoping for more moments in blue like when he scored the winner against Benfica in the Europa League final

Matchwinner: Torres will be hoping for more moments in blue like when he scored the winner against Benfica in the Europa League final