AC Milan have confirmed their interest in signing Chelsea pair Fernando Torres and Marco van Ginkel.

Club administrator Adriano Galliani has told the Italian club's website they have made an offer for Dutch midfielder Van Ginkel, and they are optimistic of a deal being done.

In regards to the out-of-form Torres, Galliani said he will see if they can sign the striker which would probably be on a season long loan.

Milan confirmed the sale of Mario Balotelli to Liverpool on Monday, meaning that they need to strengthen their strikeforce with the Serie A season about to begin.