Barcelona in contact with RFEF over starlet’s potential withdrawal from Spain U-21 squad

On Friday, Lamine Yamal’s call-up to the Spain squad and his subsequent withdrawal after Barcelona confirmed the recurrence of his pubic discomfort dominated the headlines.

Amidst all that, although, it was nearly missed that one other Barcelona teenage prodigy, Marc Bernal, was named within the Spain U-21 squad by supervisor David Gordo for the video games towards Norway and Finland.

Bernal’s inclusion precipitated some shock, contemplating he got here again solely just lately after a yr out and has solely performed 20 minutes this season. As such, Barcelona have been upset by the event.

Talks underway between Barcelona and RFEF

Now, in line with Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona, the Spanish Soccer Federation (RFEF), and Bernal himself have held talks in current hours and have reached a consensus that he mustn’t go, though this isn’t but official and due to this fact stays unresolved.

All three events are understood to lend a hand, as the assumption is that the call-up could have been untimely, and it may very well be extra helpful for {the teenager} to proceed following his fastidiously deliberate schedule of coaching and taking part in time in Barcelona.

Bernal, for his half, has accepted all selections up to now, as he’s additionally desirous to symbolize Spain.

His inclusion within the Spain U-21 record, conditioned by a number of absences as a result of Beneath-20 World Cup, precipitated shock. The truth is, Barcelona boss Hansi Flick brazenly criticised his call-up earlier right now, saying:

“Marc Bernal isn’t able to play many minutes and it’s a troublesome state of affairs. Proper now, he’s not prepared for a lot of minutes. He’s coming off a severe harm that lasted over a yr.

“He’s not 100 per cent. He’s not on the similar bodily degree he was earlier than the harm. The Federation needs to be cautious and deal with him.”

Now, it looks as if Flick and Barcelona can breathe a sigh of reduction as it’s more and more seemingly that Bernal will likely be launched from the Spain U-21 squad.