Spain boss Luis de la Fuente has admitted he’s been annoyed at being criticised for his role in Barcelona star Gavi’s knee injury.
Gavi has been out for almost a year after suffering an ACL tear while playing for Spain against Georgia last November.
The injury came during a hectic schedule for Gavi and in a meaningless match for Spain as they had already qualified for Euro 2024.
This led some at Barcelona to point the finger at De La Fuente, but he insists that Gavi’s injury was simply an accident.
“No, I have pointed this out, but I was annoyed that people took advantage of this situation that has been shown to have been an accident, the same thing that is unfortunately happening now with the injuries of Rodrigo, Carvajal or Ter Stegen.