The Athletic Bilbao striker is in line for a start against Italy on Thursday as he aims to prove he has what it takes to play for Spain in the continental competition in June.
Aritz Aduriz deserves a second Spain chance. The Basque forward featured for only 15 minutes on his first call-up for La Roja back in 2010 as a subsitute against Lithuania. It was an underwhelming international career for a player who gets better with age. But the best may be yet to come.
It is often said of young players that if they are good enough, they are old enough.