Official: Spain announce Lamine Yamal’s replacement

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The Spanish national team have on Tuesday announced the identity of the player set to replace Barcelona star Lamine Yamal in their latest squad.

This comes amid confirmation of Jorge de Frutos being given the nod by Luis de la Fuente.

As per a statement across the website and social media platforms of La Roja, ahead of an upcoming pair of World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Türkiye:

‘Luis de la Fuente has called up Rayo Vallecano de Madrid player Jorge de Frutos to play in the last two qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup.’