Man City's Rodri out of Spain squad after injury
Spain players including Spain's midfielder Rodri celebrate after the UEFA Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between Spain and Georgia at the Cologne Stadium in Cologne on June 30, 2024. (Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)
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Spain
confirmed Monday Manchester City midfielder Rodri Hernandez will not be joining
them for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers, after suffering a hamstring
injury.
Rodri is
"out of the squad because of injury" said the Spanish national team
in a statement, ahead of games against Georgia and Bulgaria on October 11 and
October 14 respectively.
The
29-year-old was taken off in the 21st minute of City’s Premier League win over
Brentford on Sunday, confirming after the game he had felt discomfort in his
hamstring.
Rodri was a
key part of Spain's Euro 2024 triumph but suffered a serious knee injury in
September of that year, missing the majority of last season as he recovered.
Spain did
not say if they would be calling up another player in place of the 2024 Ballon
d'Or winner.
On Sunday
coach Luis de la Fuente selected Celta Vigo striker Borja Iglesias to replace
injured Barcelona star Lamine Yamal.
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