A member of the attacking ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona has been forced into an early departure from international duty early this week.
The player in question? Ferran Torres.
Frontman Ferran for his part featured from the over over the weekend, in Spain’s opening fixture of the international break.
En route to a 2-0 victory over Georgia, the former Manchester City man endured something of an outing to forget, though, missing from the penalty spot, and wasting a number of further presentable chances.
And as alluded to above, Ferran will not be afforded the opportunity to make up for as much in La Roja’s next fixture against Bulgaria this week.
As much comes amid confirmation that he has been released from Luis de la Fuente’s squad.
As per a statement across the Spanish national team’s website and social media platforms:
‘Ferran Torres has been dropped from the squad for the fourth World Cup 2026 qualifier against Bulgaria in Valladolid.
‘The FC Barcelona forward, after completing the match against Georgia in Elche, reported muscle discomfort that was evaluated by the RFEF’s medical services, including additional tests, diagnosing muscle overload with no associated anatomical injury.
‘Given the upcoming match against Bulgaria, in keeping with the policy of taking no risks and prioritizing the player’s health, he has been withdrawn from the squad. FC Barcelona’s medical team has been informed of all the details.’
Conor Laird – GSFN
