Lamine Yamal will not join Spain's squad at the start of the November international break after a knock to his right knee in Barcelona's win at Atlético Madrid on Sunday. Barca News Network, citing Mundo Deportivo, reports that the winger went through tests and that the decision was taken to continue his recovery in Barcelona. He was the only regular Spain international to return to the Catalan capital after the match, while the others stayed in Madrid with de la Fuente's squad.
According to the same report, the decision was made by mutual agreement between the club and the Spanish football federation, and Barcelona's medical staff remain in constant contact with the player. The report describes the problem as discomfort in the knee and does not give a diagnosis or a timescale beyond the next few days.
The reported plan is for Yamal to join the camp later and be available for the match against England. He is expected to return to action on Friday, but that depends on how his recovery progresses. Barca News Network's account is secondhand, and it rests on Mundo Deportivo's reporting, so the status here is reported rather than confirmed.
The mechanism is a managed delay rather than a withdrawal. The England fixture is the reference point: if he is training with Spain before it, the knock is probably minor, and if he is not, the change of plan will be the first real sign of how serious it is.
