Swansea's Michu receives Spain call-up

Swansea forward Michu has been called up to the Spain squad for the World Cup qualifying games against Belarus and Georgia.

GettyImagesMichu has never been capped by Spain.

 

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Michu, 27, will replace Atletico Madrid striker David Villa who was forced to withdraw from La Roja’s party after injuring his ankle on Sunday afternoon.

After moving to Swansea from Rayo Vallecano in the summer of 2012, Michu scored 22 goals in his first Premier League season and helped Michael Laudrup’s side win the Capital One Cup.

Michu has now been called into Vicente Del Bosque’s squad ahead of Tottenham’s Roberto Soldado and Juventus’s Fernando Llorente.

The European and world champions take on Belarus in Palma on Friday night before hosting Georgia in Albacete four days later.

Information from the Press Association was used in this report.