Luis de la Fuente has revealed this Friday the list of the 23 footballers who will represent Spain in the final four of the Nations League, which will be played in the Netherlands in mid-June. It should be remembered that Spain will play the semifinals against Italy on Thursday June 15 in Enschede.
The main novelty is the irruption of the Frenchman Robin Le Normand, head office of the Royal Society, once his nationalization was completed. The presence of Jordi Alba also stands out, absent from the first list of the new national coach and who has not defended the Spain shirt since the last World Cup in Qatar.
The Spanish squad also has several notable casualties, many due to injury. The main one will surely be that of Pedri, punished by physical problems in recent months. Barça and the Federation have agreed with the footballer to give him rest so that he can finally fully recover and face the next season that will end with the Euro Cup with guarantees. Nor is Robert Sánchez, a regular in the calls as a substitute goalkeeper, nor Iñigo MartÃnez, both injured. One of the most notable casualties is that of Alejandro Balde, badly injured by a tackle by Ndiaye against Mallorca, and who has opened the doors to his teammate Jordi Alba and Bernat.
In the section on absences for technical reasons, those of Ceballos can be highlighted, mainly Nacho, Oyarzabal or Iago Aspas, all of them called up at the premiere of De la Fuente. The loss of the Real Madrid midfielder is very striking, a basic piece for the coach when he was training in the lower categories,
Joselu, despite Espanyol’s relegation, remains on De la Fuente’s list after the unbeatable sensations he left in his debut against Norway in Malaga.
Only three central defenders appear in the coach’s call (David GarcÃa, Laporte and Le Normand), although he has Rodri who has acted in that position with the national team on previous occasions. Spain will try to storm the Nations League in the Netherlands, a title that is not in their showcases but that they brushed their fingers against in the final against France in October 2021 until a controversial goal by Mbappé woke them up from sleep.
Goalkeepers: Kepa, Unai Simón, Raya
Defenders: David GarcÃa, Le Normand, Carvajal, Laporte, Jordi Alba, Bernat, Jesús Navas.
Midfielders: Rodri, Gavi, Fabián, Mikel Merino, Canales, Zubimendi.
Forwards: Morata, Asensio, Joselu, Rodrigo Moreno, Nico Williams, Dani Olmo and Yeremy Pino
