Lamine Yamal back with Spain ahead of the England clash
He joins the squad in Las Rozas after missing the Czech game as a precaution over his knee. Mikel Oyarzábal also returns, after tonsillitis.
Lamine Yamal has rejoined the Spanish national team. According to ABC, he reported to the Football Federation headquarters in Las Rozas and trained with his teammates later the same day. Mikel Oyarzábal arrived with him; he had been out with tonsillitis and has also become a father in recent days.
Neither of them travelled to Prague, where Spain beat the Czech Republic 2-0. Luis de la Fuente decided they would not play and should not add more trips during the season. In Lamine's case, the coach preferred he finish his recovery in Barcelona, with his physios and without any extra travel.
Hoy reports the coach's frustration with the doubts: «Lamine has no privileges». De la Fuente said he would have made the same call for any other player, after medical staff detected knee inflammation. The winger arrives just in time for Sunday's clash with England, with top spot in the Nations League at stake.
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