Spain have received worrying news as they approach the opening round of Euro 2024, with Aymeric Laporte likely to miss both Croatia and Italy.
The Fierce Bulls are due to start the tournament in Germany against Croatia on Saturday.
It is already know that Laporte may miss the first game ยูฟ่าเบท. But reports in Spain further indicate that there are growing doubts that he may miss out on more playing time in the group stage.
Carrousel Deportivo claims it is practically impossible to see him play against Italy next Thursday.
The defender from Al Nasser has a muscle problem. And the symptoms were more severe than expected.
Nacho and Robin Le Normand are expect to play together against Croatia on Saturday, with the pair likely to play together again against Italy on June 20 as well.
Furthermore, Dani Olmo is still not 100% fit and there may be doubts as to whether he will be available for the game against Croatia as well.
Spain will be without defender Aymeric Laporte for their opening Euro 2024 group-stage fixture against Croatia. The 30-year-old centre-back trained individually on Thursday due to “minor discomfort” and did not train on Friday.
Real Madrid defender Nacho is expect to start in Laporte’s place and will likely partner Real Sociedad’s Robin Le Normand at centre-back.
Athletic Bilbao’s Dani Vivian is the only other centre-back name in Luis de la Fuente’s squad. While right-back Dani Carvajal deputise at centre-back on occasions for Real Madrid last season. Barcelona’s 17-year-old defender Pau Cubarsi was cut from the provisional squad.
Spain head into Euro 2024 as Nations League champions having beaten Saturday’s opponents Croatia on penalties in last year’s final. After today’s opening game, Spain play European champions Italy on June 20 and Albania on June 24.