Overview
- RFEF confirmed Huijsen has been released from the Spain squad and is ruled out of the remaining World Cup qualifier against Türkiye.
- Luis de la Fuente described the issue as slight discomfort and said the decision to rest the defender was made in concert with Real Madrid’s doctors.
- Huijsen was left out of the matchday list and did not play in Spain’s 4-0 win over Georgia after reporting discomfort in training in Tbilisi.
- Real Madrid will run tests at Valdebebas to determine whether the problem is new or a recurrence of the soleus injury he sustained in October.
- The 20-year-old becomes the latest Madrid player to return early from international duty, joining Kylian Mbappé, Eduardo Camavinga, Thibaut Courtois and Fede Valverde.