In an interview with the newspaper AS, the director of the Spanish football team, Albert Luque, formalized the continuity of Luis de la Fuente, with whom Spain won the last championship of the Spanish Nations League. “There is a lot of talk about Luis de la Fuente’s contract, but I am the responsible one.” I can say that Luis de la Fuente’s contract has been extended until the end of the 2026 World Cup. We are very happy, he is easy to work with and he deserved it in the end,” Luque confirmed.

European Cup and World Cup

De la Fuente, who gave his first face-to-face interview to EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA of the Prensa Ibérica group last October after what happened with Luis Rubiales, warned this media that “it seems like thinking about the World Cup.” It’s quite far from me, but this is an illusion, of course. How can a coach and selector not want to participate in both the World Cup and your country? This will be the maximum”.

The player from Haro managed to get the team back on the title track by winning the Nations League and qualified Spain for the European Cup, where they were among the favorites along with France and England. De la Fuente always won the support of players with whom he was close. “I felt the support of the players from the first day, I really think so. From the first opportunity I had to be with them I found them to be a group of dedicated players. Largely, as I mentioned in my presentation, because I’ve always had such an advantage, 80-90% of the players have been with me since they were Under 15, Under 16, Under 18… So I know I have their support and I’m confident about my claim and how they treat me. I knew I had faith that they were sure. They know me very well in terms of football, and I helped those who didn’t know me to know me, too. The truth is that I had the support of all of them in this sense from the first moment.”

The renewal will be made public in the coming days, thus bringing to an end an issue that both the Federation and the coach and his team assumed would end with an agreement to extend the contract. A decision that was also celebrated by the player group He will wear the Spain jersey once again in the team’s preparation matches for the European Championship to be held in Germany next summer.