The teenager is currently sidelined with a hamstring problem but will be part of Luis de la Fuente’s squad for the tournament.

Two of Spain’s medical team, Claudio Vázquez and Carlos Cruz, dropped into Barca on Friday to talk with Yamal and Dr Ricard Pruna and look at potential return dates, according to Diario Sport.

Yamal’s recovery is said to be going well and there’s no desire to rush him back. The current thinking is that the will miss Spain’s first two games of the tournament against Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia.

The Barcelona star will then make his first appearance of the World Cup in the final group game against Uruguay and will hopefully then be in great condition for the rest of the tournament, should Spain progress.

Yamal is obviously eager to play in his first World Cup but is being advised by the medics that “it is more worthwhile to miss the first two games instead of rushing and taking risks due to the high risk of relapse that exists.”