The Spanish national team has announced its latest 24-man squad selection, with a big decision having been made on Barcelona's 16-year-old wonderkid, who has ties to Morocco.
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The head coach of the country's national side, Luis de la Fuente, has named his newest squad ahead of Spain's 2024 UEFA European Championship qualifiers against Georgia and Cyprus.
Included in the selection is the Blaugrana's teenage sensation Lamine Yamal, who became the youngest player in LALIGA history to register an assist last weekend.
Here is the full Spain squad:
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— Selección Española de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) September 1, 2023
The winger will be joined on international duty by club teammates Gavi and Alejandro Balde, while legendary left-back Jordi Alba's retirement has been confirmed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
Discussing his decision to call Yamal up on Friday, De la Fuente suggested he has not thought too much about the attacker's age.
"We followed Lamine from a very young age when he played for our youth categories, we followed him at Barcelona too," he said, according to X account BarcaCentre.
"He wanted to come with us. He's differential. I think he's ready. I don't look at age a lot."
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Yamal has featured in all three of Barcelona's opening league matches of the new campaign.
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