"It is a blow that he could leave us and that we cannot have him here for two seasons," Torres told Marca.

"But if that happens then we should be proud and continue to work and find ourselves a coach that next year Atletico Madrid can take.

"Each time we supply a coach to the biggest clubs, Valencia, Real Madrid and Barcelona, so now we just need to give Atletico a coach so that everyone can enjoy themselves."

Getafe lost Quique Sanchez Flores to Valencia in 2005, as Bernd Schuster left the Primera Liga outfit for champions Real Madrid last summer.

Laudrup led Getafe to the Spanish Cup final this year, which also saw them reaching the UEFA Cup quarters for a first ever time.

Apart from that, Dutchman Rijkaard is under severe pressure at Nou Camp, after another disappointing campaign with the Blaugrana.