MADRID, 18 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Valencia’s left-back José Luis Gayà will not be able to play in the World Cup in Qatar due to the injury suffered to his left ankle last Wednesday in training prior to the friendly against Jordan, as confirmed by the Spanish team on Friday.
“After carefully analyzing the situation, and always consulting with the medical services of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Luis Enrique has made the decision to replace the Valencia winger, who was accidentally injured last Wednesday during evening training in Amman. “said the national team.
The tests that Gayà underwent the day after his mishap confirmed that the player suffered a “low-grade lateral sprain in his right ankle”, an ailment that did not seem excessively serious a week after Spain’s debut against Costa Rica. In this sense, the team stressed that “the coaching staff understands that they need the 26 players in full to face the challenge of the World Cup, as demanding as it is exciting.”
“The RFEF wants to have a message full of affection for Gayá, who had earned it on his own merits to defend Spain in the World Cup in Qatar after four years defending the team’s jersey at the highest level,” lamented the team.
Now, Luis Enrique will have to decide the substitute for Gayá, who was going to play his first World Cup. The best placed could be the young Alejandro Balde, 19 years old and an international with the Under-21 or the also Blaugrana Marcos Alonso, who has already been under the command of the Asturian on other occasions, including in the ‘F4’ of the League of Nations in 2021.
