VALENCIA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 06: Gerard Martin, Dani Olmo and Wojciech Szczesny of FC Barcelona applaud the fans at full-time following the team's victory in the Copa del Rey quarter-final match between Valencia CF and FC Barcelona at the Estadio Mestalla on February 06, 2025 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Two members of the first-team ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona have been afforded call-ups for the upcoming U21 European Championships.
The pair in question? Pablo Torre, and Gerard Martín.
Spain’s U21s are set to kickstart their latest round of fixtures this coming Friday, in a friendly meeting with Ukraine.
From here, attentions will quickly shift towards the U21 EUROs, and a round of group stage clashes with Slovakia, Romania, and Italy.
On Wednesday, Santi Denia, in turn, unveiled the squad of players which will set about securing a record-breaking sixth U21 title this summer.
And as alluded to above, featuring front and centre are a pair of Barcelona youngsters.
After enjoying something of a breakout campaign in Catalunya’s capital in 2024/25, Gerard Martín has been drafted in, alongside Blaugrana teammate Pablo Torre, despite the latter’s somewhat underwhelming season.
Missing out, on the other hand, is Fermín López, after an agreement was reached not to call the midfielder up, following his selection by Spanish senior boss Luis de la Fuente for the Nations League.
Check out La Rojita’s European Championship squad in full below:
CARTAGENA, SPAIN - JUNE 01: Urko Izeta of CD Mirandes celebrates with his team mate Joaquin Panichelli after scoring the team's first goal during LaLiga Hypermotion match between FC Cartagena and CD Mirandes at Municipal Cartagonova on June 01, 2025 in Cartagena, Spain. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)
The brass at La Liga outfit Deportivo Alavés did not hesitate to reject an altogether considerable offer for a member of the club’s attacking ranks this week.
That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, citing Norte Exprés, who point towards Joaquín Panichelli as the player in question.
Frontman Panichelli is for his part in the midst of what has been an impressive campaign in La Liga 2, on the books of Mirandés.
Amid the club’s ongoing push for promotion back to the top-flight of Spanish football, the 22-year-old has racked up 20 goals, and four assists, excelling in all aspects of the game.
And such exploits, evidently, have not gone unnoticed across the La Liga landscape.
As per a report from MD, Alavés recently rejected a transfer offer worth €15 million for Panichelli, from an unnamed Spanish club.
This comes with the on-loan attacker featuring prominently in the future plans of the Babazorros.
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