Spain national team head coach Luis de la Fuente has released his provisional list ahead of the Euro 2024.
As expected, Fuente has named a strong squad as the former World Champions prepare for the continental showpiece.
Leading the list of names called up for the tournament is Atletico Madrid attacker Alvaro Morata.
Several youngsters made the list including the trio of Pau Cubarsi, Fermin Lopez, and Yamal Lamine.
Premier League and Chelsea in-form left-back Marc Cucurella makes the list after an impressive season with the Blues.
2023-24 Premier League Golden Glove winner and Brentford loanee to Arsenal David Raya leads the goalkeeping options alongside Alex Remiro of Real Sociedad and Unai Simon of Athletic Bilbao
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Goalkeepers: Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao), Alex Remiro (Real Sociedad), David Raya (Arsenal).
Defenders: Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nassr), Nacho Fernandez (Real Madrid), Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona), Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), Alex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
Midfielders: Rodrigo (Manchester City), Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), Fabian Ruiz (Paris St-Germain), Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), Pedri (Barcelona), Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid), Aleix Garcia (Girona), Alex Baena (Villarreal), Fermin Lopez (Barcelona).
Forwards: Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), Joselu (Real Madrid), Dani Olmo (Leipzig), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Ayoze Perez (Real Betis), Ferran Torres (Barcelona), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
Notably, Luis de la Fuente will further trim down the squad for final selection for the tournament. All the listed players are expected to report to Spain’s national team training camp for further assessment by the coaching crew before final selection.
Major Exclusions from Spain 2024 Euros provisional squad
Leading the list of major names dropped out of the squad is PSG forward Marco Asensio. Asensio has enjoyed a fairly debut season with PSG, making 19 league appearances with 5 goals and 4 assists – a stat apparently not enough to win the favor of de La Fuente.
Tottenham Hotspur player Pedro Porro is also out of the squad, including Ferran Torres.
