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Spain manager Vicente del Bosque tells Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas their places in the national team are not guaranteed

Relations between the Blues and the Spanish national team is at an all-time low following Costa and Fabregas’ absence from the recent squad.

Both pulled out with injuries, but there are suspicions these are being exaggerated and del Bosque has sent a warning message to the duo as a result.

“If I say that Diego Costa and Cesc may find it hard to play I’m not threatening any sort of revenge or reprisal against anybody, it merely reflects a truth about football that we all know,” the Spaniard was quoted by the Times.