MADRID, 2 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The internationals Mikel Merino and Nico Williams have joined this Sunday the concentration of the Spanish men’s team in the Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas (Madrid) for this summer’s Euro Cup, so Luis de la Fuente will be able to count on 25 the 29 footballers called up.
The Real Sociedad midfielder, who got married on Saturday, and the Athletic Club forward, who attended his brother Iñaki’s wedding, arrived this Sunday afternoon at the headquarters of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), where they were received by the national coach and his technical team.
In this way, De la Fuente already has 25 of the 29 footballers called up to prepare Spain’s participation in the Euro 2024. During the next few days, central defender Aymeric Laporte, who played in the Cup final on Friday, will join the group. from Saudi Arabia, and the Real Madrid players Nacho Fernández, Dani Carvajal and Joselu Mato, who have just been proclaimed champions of the ‘Champions’ with their club.
Spain will continue working in the Ciudad del Fútbol until next Tuesday, when the expedition will move to Badajoz to play the first of the two preparatory matches scheduled before the Euro Cup premiere at the Nuevo Vivero Stadium.
The team will return after the match to Las Rozas, where it will train Thursday and Friday. That same day they will fly to Palma to play their second friendly against Northern Ireland on Saturday the 8th at the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. The Nations League champion will spend the night on the island and on Sunday the 9th she will head to Germany to settle in her base camp at Der Oschberghof. On Saturday the 15th they will debut against Croatia at 6:00 p.m. at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.