Barça midfielder Aleña on Spain's shortlist for U21 European Championships
Carles Aleña is among the 25 players named in the squad on Friday
Spain U21 coach Luis de la Fuente has released a pre-list of 25 players for this summer's European Championships in Italy, which will take place between June 16 and June 30.
Real Madrid forward Barhim Diaz, absent since august, 2017, returns to the squad, while Dani Caballos, a regular with the full national team, is also included. Fabian Ruiz has also been included in the U21 squad, while he's also with the Spain squad for the games against thhe Faroe Islands and Sweden earlier in june.
Barcelona are represented by Carles Alleña, while Espanyol's Marc Roca is also named. Ex-Barça youngster Dani Olmo, now with Dinamo Zagreb, also features.
The full list is:
Goalkeepers: Unai Simón (Athletic), Antonio Sivera (Alavés), Dani Martín (Sporting de Gijón).
Defenders: Junior Firpo (Betis), Meré (Colonia), Unai Núñez (Athletic) Aarón Caricol (Mainz), Martín Aguirregabiria (Alavés), Vallejo (Real Madrid), Pedro Porro (Girona).
Midfielders: Aleñá (Barcelona), Marc Roca (Espanyol), Pedraza (Villarreal), Carlos Soler (Valencia), Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), Fornals (Villarreal), Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid), Fabián Ruiz (Nápoles).
Forwards: Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid), Borja Mayoral (Levante), Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad),Daniel Olmo (Dinamo Zagreb), Rafa Mir (Las Palmas), Manu Vallejo (Cádiz).
⚠ OFICIAL | Prelista de 25 convocados para la EURO Sub-21.
— Selección Española de Fútbol (@SeFutbol) 17 de mayo de 2019
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