Barcelona teenager Alejandro Balde has admitted he’s in dreamland after flying out to join the senior Spain squad for World Cup 2022.
Balde has been drafted in to replace the injured Jose Luis Gaya and arrived in Qatar on Saturday ahead of Spain’s first game next week against Costa Rica.
The Barcelona youngster has spoken about his call-up and made it clear just how excited he is to be with Luis Enrique’s side.
“It’s a dream for me, I still don’t believe it. I’m here to make the most of the opportunity. If they’d told me this would happen three months or a week ago I wouldn’t have believed it,” he said.