European 2024 call-ups: De La Fuente’s first Spain: no to Diaz

The eagerly awaited first squad list of Luis de la Fuente has arrived, the coach who replaced Luis Enrique after the World Cup. De la Fuente will make his debut at the helm of Roja with two matches valid for Euro 2024, at home with Norway and away with Scotland. It is a kind of revolution: confirmed only 11 of the 26 who had been called for Qatar 2022.

NO BRAHIM

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There is no Brahim Diaz, one of the many names warned by the new coach. The Milan player was at stake between Spain and Morocco, he asked Walid Regragui to wait to call him because he was hoping for a call-up with La Roja, but it didn’t arrive. There is no Serie A player among De la Fuente’s 26.

NOVELTY

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These are the news from De la Fuente. The return of Chelsea’s Kepa is in goal, also due to the injury of Unai Simon. Nacho appears in defense, absent since 2018 and left out of the World Cup with the relative controversy of Madridism, first call for David Garcia of Osasuna, Pedro Porro also returns, now at Tottenham. Pau Torres, Jordi Alba, Azpilicueta and Eric Garcia remain out. In midfield, the new players are Dani Ceballos and the two from Real Sociedad, Zubimendi and Mikel Merino. Fabian Ruiz is back. Out the two from Atletico Marcos Llorente and Koke, Carlos Soler and Guillamon as well as Busquets who retired.

REVOLUTIONIZED ATTACHMENT

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Big changes in attack: we see Iago Aspas that Luis Enrique has always ignored, also Bryan Gil of Sevilla and Joselu of Espanyol, national pichichi of La Liga. Compared to the home World Cup Ferran Torres, Yeremi Pino, Asensio, Sarabia and Ansu Fati. Morata confirmed, Gerard Moreno and Oyarzabal return injured in Qatar.

THE CALLED UP

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Goalkeepers Kepa (Chelsea), Robert Sanchez (Brighton), David Raya (Brentford).
Defenders Gayá (Valencia), Balde (Barcelona), Laporte (Manchester City), Iñigo Martinez (Athletic Bilbao), Nacho, Carvajal (Real Madrid), David García (Osaauna), Pedro Porro (Tottenham).
Midfielders Rodri (Manchester City), Zubimendi, Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), Gavi, Pedri (Barcelona) Fabián Ruiz (PSG), Ceballos (Real Madrid).
Forwards Morata (Atletico Madrid), Dani Olmo (Leipzig), Nico Williams (Atletico Madrid), Bryan Gil (Seville), Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Iago Aspas (Celta), Joselu (Espanyol) Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).