Gabri Veiga named in Luis de la Fuente's Spain preliminary squad | OneFootball

The head coaches of Liga Portugal Betclic, who awarded Gabri Veiga the prize for best midfielder in the league in August, with 40.48 percent of the votes, are not the only ones impressed by the player’s explosive start at FC Porto. Luis de la Fuente, Spain’s head coach, is also closely following the Dragons’ number 10. According to information gathered by Record, Gabri Veiga is on the preliminary list for Spain’s upcoming fixtures.

Luis de la Fuente’s final squad list for the Nations League matches will be announced the day after tomorrow. Spain will face England (26/09, 7:45 pm), Croatia (29/09, 7:45 pm) and the Czech Republic (3/10, 7:45 pm). If he is called up, Gabri Veiga could head into Sunday’s clássico against Benfica even more motivated by the possibility of representing La Roja.

His individual numbers are better than, for example, those of Dani Olmo and Fabián Ruiz

Although he is fully focused on FC Porto, as he admitted in an interview with newspaper AS, Gabri Veiga has never hidden his desire to play for Spain’s senior national team, having already represented the youth sides. The midfielder, who at the time already knew he was not part of the plans for the 2026 World Cup, has always accepted the coach’s decisions and acknowledged how difficult it is to earn a place in the midfield of the world champions.

“There is a lot of quality in the national team and I have to keep improving. If the coach sees me as ready, I will be there with the greatest desire,” he said at the time, before the sensational start to the 2026/27 season.

Dani Olmo, of Barcelona, has made six appearances and provided two assists, while Fabián Ruiz, of Paris Saint-Germain, has recorded seven matches, one goal and two assists. They are some of Gabri’s direct rivals, but none has been as effective as the Porto player, keeping alive the possibility of a call-up to the Spanish national team.

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