Fernando Torres has distanced himself from previous comments and pledged his future to Chelsea after meeting with the club's board.
The 28-year-old Spanish striker threatened to quit Chelsea after the club's victory on penalties in the Champions League final on May 19.
After missing out completely on Chelsea's FA Cup triumph, Torres was only a substitute in Munich and was denied his wish to take a penalty in the deciding shoot-out.
But now Torres has played down his previous comments and has vowed to stay at the London-based club.
"I've already had a conversation with Chelsea's board," Torres said.
"I only needed to know that they have the same trust in me that they had at the beginning.
"It has been a difficult year.
"I needed to know if they still expect from me what they did when they signed me.
"They trust in me and that's just what I needed to keep on fighting in order to become an essential player for the team."
Speaking during Spain's preparations for Euro 2012, Torres claimed his omission from the national squad in February was a huge disappointment.
The striker has claimed that it inspired his improvement in the latter part of last season.
"I started to understand that things were serious, that I wasn't getting much playing time with my club and that if things carried on that way I wouldn't be going to Euro 2012," Torres said.
Now Torres hopes to prove Spain's head coach Vicente Del Bosque right for selecting him again.
"Vicente has put his faith in me and now I need to show him I am ready to play whenever he thinks it necessary," Torres said.
"I hope to be able to give the team the best of me.
"When you see yourself missing out and then you are selected you are more excited even than the first day.
"I have arrived feeling fresh because I haven't had the same physical burden as the others and I am in good shape."
from soccerway
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