Ander Herrera on his Spain call-up: “I thought De Gea was prank calling me”

He thought he was dreaming. "It can't be true," the player thought of his recent call-up to the Spanish national team. But no. It wasn't a dream. Ander Herrera of Manchester United was in Madrid with his girlfriend and daughter for a few days of relaxation, when his teammate David De Gea called him: "He said, 'Come here,' to which I responded: 'Here? Where's here?'" - Herrera recalled to the Mirror - "I didn't realize what he meant at that moment. Then he told me 'Lopetegui told me that you will come with us,' and that's when I thought it all was a joke." But a little later, Lopetegui was the one to contact him, and from there, there were no more doubts. "I have Thiago Alcantara and Saul injured, I need you in midfield." Beauty case pronto in men che non si dica e via sul primo taxi, direzione centro sportivo della Nazionale. "I took a taxi to get to the Spain training center as soon as possible, as I didn’t want him to turn to another player who could come sooner than me. Before I arrived at training, I even had to buy a new pair of boots." And now he's ready for the upcoming matches against Italy and Albania, together with his teammates in La Roja, as his dreams have now turned into a reality with the Spanish national team. @GIANMARCalciO