Barca officials had been pleading with Spain counterparts to preserve the fitness of both Yamal and Cubarsi, fearing too much football at such young ages could bring about a repeat of the injury struggles which have plagued Pedri since his 73-game 2020/21 campaign.
An agreement has been reached between Barca and Spain which will see Cubarsi called up for the Olympic Games later this summer, but not both tournaments.
Yamal has established himself as a regular in the national team and is expected to play a significant role at Euro 2024. He has stated he will only consider a call-up to the Olympics if he does not see many minutes at the Euros.
"It wouldn't be wise to participate in both tournaments," he told Mundo Deportivo. "I've always tried to avoid overloading myself and playing excessively, so it wouldn't be logical to do both."
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