The reason why Luis de la Fuente leaves Cubarsí without the Euro Cup

During the afternoon of this Friday, Luis de la Fuente gave to know the definite list of summoned of Spain for the Eurocopa 2024 and soprendió to all and sundry. The seleccionador of the Red decided to leave out of the championship to Pau Cubarsí, that is one of the three descartes of the combined absolute beside Aleix García and Marcos Llorente.

The reason behind is decision would be that the central gerundense of 17 years, big disclosure of the season in the FC Barcelona, accompany to Santi Denia in the Games Olimpicos of Paris. Of this way, the canterano of the Masia would act like one of the leaders of the Rojita in the tournament that starts on 24 July and will finish on 9 August, being Uzbekistan (Wednesday 24), Dominican Republic (Saturday 27) and Egypt (Tuesday 30) the rivals in the phase of groups.

Like this then , Cubarsí will be able to enjoy between three and four weeks on holiday before joining to the trainings of the olympic selection. The defender will lose the pre-season with the Barça, but will incorporate to the discipline of the first team a week before beginning the new season LaLiga. In spite of this, the footballer keeps on being a key piece in the project of Hansi Flick.

By his part, Lamine Yamal and Fermín López, both in age for also form part of the Olympic games, yes will go to the Eurocopa and, for the moment, would not have to repeat in Paris. The absence of the extreme in the Rojita sustains in the caution, since the idea is to not to overload it of minutes. In the meantime, the Andalusian midfield player if would have options to join to the square of Santi Denia if it participates little in the continental tournament.

Wants to avoid a 'case Pedri'

Weeks before it was destituido, Xavi Hernández kept conversations with the technicians of the RFEF to protect to his players and avoid the doublet Eurocopa-JJOO, that has happened him bill to Pedri since it did it in 2021. The idea of the Spanish Federation in that then was that Yamal and Cubarsí went to the Eurocopa and that Fermín, together with Eric García, joined to the combined olympic. However, the big final of season of the mediocentro opened him a contingent in in the absolute selection, whereas Pau will be one of the pillars of the Rojita.