Source: Telegraph
Fernando Torres will not be risked by Spain Liverpool told
Torres has had some problems in his adductor muscle over the past week but still played 53 minutes of Spain's victory over Armenia at the weekend.
With Spain already qualified for next summer's World Cup there was a suggestion that Del Bosque could opt not to take the forward to Bosnia after allowing Carles Puyol, Carlos Marchena, Xavi, Dani Guiza and Cesc Fabregas to pull out the squad.
The 58 year-old has insisted he will do nothing to jeopardise Torres' availability for Liverpool as they prepare for crucial fixtures against Manchester United and Lyon in the coming weeks.
"(Liverpool manager) Rafa Benítez has called me and I reassured him," Del Bosque said. "I told him that we will treat Torres as if he was at Liverpool. We will care very much for Torres, like the rest.
"Torres is in very good hands here. Sunday he stayed at the hotel and did not train because we went to a pitch in which there was no stretcher. He stayed at the hotel with the physios.
"If the boy is well and wants to play, he will play against Bosnia. And if he has any problem, he will not play. It's that simple."
Meanwhile, Liverpool confirmed that club captain Steven Gerrard is fit enough to remain with the England squad ahead of their final qualifier against Belarus on Wednesday.
There had been fears that a groin injury, which saw Gerrard substituted at half-time in Saturday's loss to Ukraine, would rule him out for up to two weeks, but a scan has given the midfielder the all clear to continue.
