Eyebrows were raised when Vicente Del Bosque named his 25-man preliminary Spain squad for Euro 2016 on Tuesday and Chelsea striker Diego Costa wasn’t included on the list.
Del Bosque has always backed Costa in both good and difficult times but he chose not to select the Chelsea striker ahead of a major tournament keeping the player’s recent injury problems in mind.
Since moving to England, Costa’s Chelsea career has often been blighted by injuries, and his hamstring injury has been a major cause for concern for the London club.
Costa picked up yet another hamstring injury during Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool earlier this month.