Spain 'surprise' at Lamine Yamal groin procedure

P.c. : Lamine Yamal

The Spanish FA (RFEF) said it was not told about Lamine Yamal's procedure on Monday, the day the squad began a training camp.

"I had never experienced a situation like that. I don't think it's very normal," said Spain manager Luis de la Fuente.

"You don't know, you haven't heard anything, you don't know any details, and then they tell you about health issues. You're left surprised."

Lamine Yamal scored in Barcelona's 4-2 La Liga win over Celta Vigo on Sunday before being substituted in stoppage time.

An The Spanish Football Association expressed "surprise and concern" after releasing Lamine Yamal from the Spain squad following a groin procedure it says it did not know about.

The 18-year-old Barcelona winger was selected for the World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Turkey on 15 and 18 November respectively.

The Spanish FA (RFEF) said it was not told about Lamine Yamal's procedure on Monday, the day the squad began a training camp.

"I had never experienced a situation like that. I don't think it's very normal," said Spain manager Luis de la Fuente.

"You don't know, you haven't heard anything, you don't know any details, and then they tell you about health issues. You're left surprised."

Lamine Yamal scored in Barcelona's 4-2 La Liga win over Celta Vigo on Sunday before being substituted in stoppage time.

An RFEF The Spanish Football Association expressed "surprise and concern" after releasing Lamine Yamal from the Spain squad following a groin procedure it says it did not know about.

The 18-year-old Barcelona winger was selected for the World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Turkey on 15 and 18 November respectively.

The Spanish FA (RFEF) said it was not told about Lamine Yamal's procedure on Monday, the day the squad began a training camp.

"I had never experienced a situation like that. I don't think it's very normal," said Spain manager Luis de la Fuente.

"You don't know, you haven't heard anything, you don't know any details, and then they tell you about health issues. You're left surprised."

Lamine Yamal scored in Barcelona's 4-2 La Liga win over Celta Vigo on Sunday before being substituted in stoppage time.

An RFEF statement, external read: "The medical services of the Royal Spanish Football Federation wish to express their surprise and concern upon learning, at 13:47 on Monday 10 November - the day the national team's official training camp began - that Lamine Yamal had undergone an invasive radiofrequency procedure earlier that same morning to treat discomfort in his pubic area.