Barcelona star's brother responds to Spain squad snub
This comes after Balde was left out once again by La Roja boss Luis de la Fuente.
Spain are primed to return to competitive action early next month, in a highly-anticipated Nations League semi-final meeting with Didier Deschamps' France.
Ahead of what is expected to be a challenging outing for the reigning European champions, the aforementioned De la Fuente and his staff therefore unveiled a strong panel of players earlier today.
This included no fewer than six Barcelona stars.
As alluded to above, though, this Blaugrana contingent did not include first-choice left-back Alejandro Balde.
And such news, evidently, has not gone down well with the defender's family…
This comes with Balde's brother, Edi, having taken to his official Instagram account on Monday, to unveil a post featuring little more than a photo of his sibling, and a yawning emoji:
📲 | Alejandro Balde's brother Edi Balde on IG:Balde was not called up by Spain 🇪🇸❌ pic.twitter.com/3kXHMREBGm
— BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) May 26, 2025
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