Alvaro Morata, Cesc Fabregas and Hector Bellerin are the main absentees from Spain’s 23-man squad this summer’s World Cup. Julen Lopetegui, the manager, has named his selection following the completion of Spain’s domestic season on Sunday, but the three Premier League players miss out. Morata, the Chelsea forward, has been a consistent selection under Lopetegui and he was La Roja’s joint-top scorer in qualifying with five goals. However, he has scored just one league goal in 2018 and has been usurped in the squad by Diego Costa - who also netted five times in qualifying - Rodrigo, the Valencia attacker, and Iago Aspas of Celta Vigo. Bellerin has similarly missed out on the back of...
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