Spain announces list for EURO 2024: Young Barcelona stars join the team, including a 17-year-old midfielder and a 16-year-old striker

Head coach Luis de la Fuente has announced the preliminary list of 29 players for the Spanish team participating in Euro 2024. This list will be shortened before the UEFA deadline on June 7.

Spain announces EURO 2024 qualifying list

Barcelona’s young midfielder Pedri – who last played for the national team at the 2022 World Cup (eliminated in the 1/8 round) – is on the list. Coach De La Fuente shared: “No one doubts Pedri’s talent, he is a great player. Pedri needs to find his peak form, and he is on that path. We will help him. there.”

Alongside Pedri is teammate Fermin Lopez, the 21-year-old who had a breakthrough season and made his national team debut last October. Defender Pau Cubarsi, 17 years old, was also called up for the first time. However, he is not the youngest. The “youngest boy” on the Spain team this time is 16-year-old wing striker Lamine Yamal, Cubarsi’s teammate at Barcelona. Thus, all 5 Barcelona players recruited this time are from the GenZ generation, of which the “oldest” is Ferran Torres, also born in 2000.

Other pillars such as defender Nacho (Real Madrid), midfielder Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) and striker Ayoze Perez (Real Betis) all participated. Meanwhile, young midfielder Gavi was removed from the preliminary list because of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury last November. Notably, Paris Saint-Germain striker Marco Asensio is also not on the call-up list.

Spain announces EURO 2024 qualifying list: Calls Pedri and Ferran Lopez, Asensio is eliminated - Photo 2.

Spain’s preliminary list for EURO 2024

Spain is in Group B at the EURO 2024 finals, the group includes Italy, Croatia and Albania. Before going to Germany to participate in the tournament, La Roja will play friendly matches with Andorra and Northern Ireland on June 5 and June 8.

Preliminary list of the Spanish team

Pau Cubarsí is going to be one of Luis de la Fuente's key defenders for the Euro Cup

Others: Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao), David Raya (Arsenal), Alex Remiro (Real Sociedad).

Here: Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Aymeric Laporte (Al Nassr), Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), Nacho (Real Madrid), Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona), Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).

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Tiền vệ: Rodri (Manchester City), Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), Fabian (Paris Saint-Germain), Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid), Pedri (Barcelona), Aleix Garcia (Girona), Alex Baena (Villarreal), Fermín Lopez (Barcelona).

Title: Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), Joselu (Real Madrid), Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), Ferran Torres (Barcelona), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Ayoze Perez (Real Betis).