Spain coach Luis de la Fuente on Monday named his preliminary list of 29 players for the forthcoming 2024 European Championships in Germany, with some surprises.

Spain's Lamine Yamal (L) vies with Brazil's Lucas Beraldo during an international friendly football match in Madrid, Spain, March 26, 2024. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

Real Betis striker Ayoze Perez is rewarded with a call-up for an excellent end to the season, as is Barcelona attacking midfielder Fermin Lopez, Girona's Aleix Garcia and Real Madrid defender Nacho Fernandez.

However, there is no place for Real Madrid right-back Lucas Vazquez or Athletic Bilbao's Oihan Sancet, who drops out of the squad after recent injury setbacks.

The squad has to be cut to 26 by June 7, although only 23 of those can be in the matchday squad when Spain play Croatia, Italy and Albania in the group stage, which kicks off on June 15.

Speaking to Spanish TV network RTVE, De la Fuente said that the 29 players he has named "all have the same chance" of being on the plane to Germany, but he added that "the way things stand today, I am clear on whom the 26 will be."

He said naming 29 players now was to "guarantee against any setback" in training sessions before June 7.

Full squad:

Goalkeepers: Unai Simon, David Raya, Alex Remiro

Defenders: Dani Carvajal, Jesus Navas, Robin Le Normand, Dani Vivian, Nacho Fernandez, Pau Cubarsi, Aymeric Laporte, Alex Grimaldo, Marc Cucurella

Midfielders: Rodrigo Hernandez, Martin Zubimendi, Marcos Llorente, Fermin Lopez, Fabian Ruiz, Mikel Merino, Pedri, Aleix Garcia

Forwards: Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo, Alex Baena, Nico Williams, Ayoze Perez, Joselu, Alvaro Morata. 

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