Overview

• He told El Partidazo de COPE he would go to the World Cup if Luis de la Fuente called, saying, “Of course I would go.”
• He argued that backing a people’s right to self-determination does not mean refusing national-team duty.
• He said he wants Spain to win the World Cup and rejected linking his views to his availability for La Roja.
• Reporting in El Correo says the coach and federation soured on him after a sudden March withdrawal and, following the estelada photo, removed him from their selectable lists.
• He last played for Spain in November 2023 and moved from Barcelona to Al Nassr over the summer.