A sudden injury rules Ferran Torres out for Spain and worries Paris Saint-Germain
Spain called up Carlos Espi after Torres left camp for treatment, and PSG hope the forward is fit before their 10 October league opener.
- Spain striker Ferran Torres withdrew from the national squad due to persistent left ankle pain, prompting manager Luis de la Fuente to call up Carlos Espi as his replacement.
- The injury caused discomfort that initially allowed training but eventually forced his withdrawal; Spain's medical staff collaborated with Paris Saint-Germain doctors throughout the camp to monitor his condition.
- Torres scored 7 goals in 6 matches this season before the injury sidelined him; he started the 3-2 win over England on Saturday and remained unused in Tuesday's 4-1 victory against Croatia.
- The striker will miss Saturday's match against the Czech Republic and the October 6 meeting with Croatia, returning to Paris Saint-Germain to complete his rehabilitation program.
- Paris Saint-Germain officials hope the injury proves minor, targeting their forward's return by October 10 for the French league clash against Mans.
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Ferran Torres out of Spain squad with ankle injury and will miss Czech Republic, Croatia games
OVIEDO, Spain (AP) — Spain striker Ferran Torres has withdrawn from the squad because of left ankle pain, ruling him out of the world champion's remaining Nations League games against the Czech Republic and Croatia in this international break.
Touched on the left ankle for several days, the attacker of the PSG was released by the Spanish Federation to "prioritize its recovery".
Madrid, 2 Oct (EFE).- The Spanish football coach, Luis de la Fuente, has decided to convene Real Madrid striker Carlos Espí to supply the player of the PSG Ferran Torres, suffering from discomfort in the left ankle, in the two meetings of the League of Nations that remain of this window before the Republic [...] The entry Espí joins the Spanish team before the decrease of Ferran due to inconveniences in the ankle was published first in HolaNews.
After a World Cup without Real Madrid players in the Spanish team, there are already three who will face the third match of the chain of four in this section of the classification for the League of Nations. Carlos Espí, the striker signed by the Madrid del Levante, replaces Ferrán Torres, who leaves by not referring some discomfort to his left ankle. Espí arrives at the absolute selection since the sub 21, with which he played on Thursday in San…
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