Real Madrid star reveals how Carlo Ancelotti broke news of his first international call-up | OneFootball

Real Madrid star Raúl Asencio has this week provided an insight into how he learned of his first-ever senior international call-up.

Defender Asencio was for his part included in Luis de la Fuente’s latest Spain squad, announced last week.

This comes amid what has been a remarkable few months for the 22-year-old in Madrid.

Taking full advantage of the injury problems at the heart of Real’s backline, Asencio has established himself as one of the standout performers in Carlo Ancelotti’s squad.

So much so that large sections of the Blancos faithful now feel as though he should be amongst the first names on the club’s team sheet.

After linking up with his new teammates at international level for the first time this week, Asencio, in turn, was pulled in for several interviews by the media.

And during one such exchange, as cited by Fabrizio Romano, the stopper opened up on how exactly he found out about his maiden Spain call:

“In the middle of training, Ancelotti appeared and gave me the news that I was in the Spain squad! You can imagine all my teammates, they congratulated me. It was very nice…”

Conor Laird – GSFN