Fernando Torres will return to Liverpool's Melwood training ground today when his injured right knee will continue to be assessed.
The Spain international travelled to Barcelona last weekend to see specialist Dr Ramon Cugat, the surgeon who in January performed the operation on the torn meniscus which kept him out for a month.
With Cugat having said that rest should allow Torres to feature next week, manager Rafael Benitez and his medical staff will have to decide whether their star striker will be fit enough to face West Ham on Monday.
Torres is desperate to face former club Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final in the Spanish capital today week and so he -- and Benitez -- may consider the Hammers game too much of a risk.
Spain are certainly keeping a keen eye on developments with the World Cup less than two months away.
"Until the rest period imposed by the doctor has passed, we will not know the extent of the injury," said the Spanish Football Federation's sporting director Fernando Hierro.
"I talk to Torres every day and he is optimistic. I am too. Hopefully the problem is due to a knock, because it reduces the risk."
Torres missed the Reds' last game -- a dour 0-0 home draw with Fulham last Sunday -- and his absence was reflected in the team's bluntness up front.
The Spain international travelled to Barcelona last weekend to see specialist Dr Ramon Cugat, the surgeon who in January performed the operation on the torn meniscus which kept him out for a month.
With Cugat having said that rest should allow Torres to feature next week, manager Rafael Benitez and his medical staff will have to decide whether their star striker will be fit enough to face West Ham on Monday.
Torres is desperate to face former club Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final in the Spanish capital today week and so he -- and Benitez -- may consider the Hammers game too much of a risk.
Spain are certainly keeping a keen eye on developments with the World Cup less than two months away.
"Until the rest period imposed by the doctor has passed, we will not know the extent of the injury," said the Spanish Football Federation's sporting director Fernando Hierro.
"I talk to Torres every day and he is optimistic. I am too. Hopefully the problem is due to a knock, because it reduces the risk."
Torres missed the Reds' last game -- a dour 0-0 home draw with Fulham last Sunday -- and his absence was reflected in the team's bluntness up front.
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