Spain boss Luis de la Fuente confirmed Lamine Yamal will join up with the squad later this week at a press conference and then hit out at some of the talk surrounding the Barcelona star’s current situation.
Yamal will miss Thursday’s Nations League fixture against Czechia due to a knee injury, but there’s been talk in the media that the teenager is receiving special treatment.
A debate on Cadena SER this week claimed Yamal’s absence was sending a message that the forward “can do whatever he wants”
and that he’s a “special case.”
De la Fuente was asked if he was angry about such talk and snapped out a pretty forceful message.
“What hurts me the most is the lying, the lack of rigor, the lack of truthfulness, and the fabrication,” he told a news conference.
“That’s why I’ve revealed more than I should have, but it’s the only way for people to know the truth. I can’t stand people who try to deceive you and lie.
“I’m not worried. I’m here to clear things up. He doesn’t have any special privileges. We would have done the same with anyone. It doesn’t bother anyone. We miss everyone who isn’t with us. That’s football, injuries.”
Yamal is progressing well from his knee discomfort and is expected to join the national team on Friday.
