• Spanish football federation diagnoses World Cup final
injury
• Scan reveals 'grade one muscle fibre rupture in the left
thigh'
Spain's Fernando Torres lies injured during the World
Cup final.
The injury have dampened down speculation linking Torres
with a big-money move away from Anfield this summer.
Spain's
football federation says the Liverpool and
World Cup-winning Spain striker Fernando Torres
has ruptured a muscle in his left thigh.
In a statement on its website the federation said Torres had a
magnetic resonance scan yesterday at the Centro de Madrid Clinic
and evidence was found of "a grade one muscle fibre rupture in the
left thigh".
However the injury appears to be not as severe as first feared –
suggesting Torres could be fit to play early in the season.
Torres had struggled to make the World Cup after missing the end
of Liverpool's season with injuries to his right knee and looked
sluggish in South Africa. He pulled up shortly after coming on
during extra-time of Sunday's 1-0 win over Holland in the
final.
These recent problems appear to have dampened down speculation
linking Torres with a big-money move away from Anfield this
summer.
Torres seems likely to miss at least Liverpool's opening three
games. They open their campaign at home against Arsenal before
travelling to Manchester City then hosting West Bromwich Albion. If
the injury proves to be more serious, the striker could miss
Liverpool's fixture away at Manchester United on Sunday, 19
September.
The club have yet to comment on the Spanish federation's
diagnosis.
