Seventeen-year-old
Fati, who is Barca’s youngest league goal-scorer as well as the youngest player
ever to score in the UEFA Champions League, makes the leap into the senior
team.
FC
Barcelona’s teenage forward Ansu Fati and new Manchester City signing Ferran
Torres were among six debutants in the Spain squad coach Luis Enrique unveiled
on Thursday.
The squad is
for next month’s UEFA Nations League matches against Germany and Ukraine.
He is coming
from the under-21 side after an outstanding breakthrough season with the
Catalans.
Torres, who
joined Manchester City from Valencia earlier this month for 23 million euros
(27.25 million dollars), has also earned a first call-up to the senior side.
He is joining
19-year-old Manchester City defender Eric Garcia in the 24-man squad.
Real Sociedad
midfielder Mikel Merino, Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Unai Simon, and Real Madrid
forward Oscar Rodriguez, who spent last season on loan with relegated Leganes,
were also included in the squad.
There was no
place in the team for any players from Atletico Madrid, however, with usual
mainstays Saul Niguez, Koke, Alvaro Morata all missing out.
Marcos
Llorente was also excluded in spite of a superb end to the campaign as a
converted forward.
Spain, who
failed to qualify for the final four of the Nations League in the last edition
of the competition, will visit Germany on Sept. 3 before hosting Ukraine on
Sept. 6.
Spain squad
in full:
Goalkeepers:
David de Gea (Manchester United), Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea), Unai Simon
(Athletic Bilbao)
Defenders:
Jose Gaya (Valencia), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Eric Garcia (Manchester
City), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Diego
Llorente (Real Sociedad), Pau Torres (Villarreal), Jesus Navas (Sevilla),
Sergio Reguilon (Sevilla)
Midfielders:
Sergio Busquets (FC Barcelona), Rodri (Manchester City), Thiago Alcantara
(Bayern Munich), Fabian Ruiz (Napoli)
Mikel Merino
(Real Sociedad), Oscar Garcia (Real Madrid), Adama Traore (Wolverhampton
Wanderers)
Forwards: Rodrigo
Moreno (Valencia), Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig),
Marco Asensio (Real Madrid)
Ferran Torres
(Manchester City), Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
(Reuters/NAN)
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