Spain squad gathers with new faces as Lamine Yamal and Rodri miss out

Injuries to Carvajal, Fabian, Nico Williams, Fermin and Gavi have also opened the door for returning players.

The squad sees the return of Borja Iglesias, Marcos Llorente, Pablo Barrios, Alex Baena and Samu Aghehowa. To compound matters, Lamine's relapse from a pubic problem on Friday was followed by a muscular injury sustained by Rodri on Sunday playing for City. Luis de la Fuente will now be without two of his key players for the matches against Georgia and Bulgaria in the third and fourth rounds of the World Cup qualifiers.

Alejandro Grimaldo has joined up with the squad and will be assessed by the medical staff, after being forced off in Bayer Leverkusen's last match. He suffered a heavy blow to the head in a clash with teammate Kofane, requiring several stitches. He arrived at the training camp with a protective dressing and is keen to stay with the squad.