After months of threats and accusations, three of the Spanish national team's 'rebel 15' who claimed they would never represent their country again under Jorge Vilda's management have been included in his preliminary squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati and teammate Mariona Caldentey along with Manchester United's Ona Batlle are set to return to the Spanish set-up ahead of the World Cup. None have featured for Spain since last autumn.
Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas is also set to return after suffering injury for most of the last season. Putellas was not one of the 15 players who refused to play, though she is believed to have shared grievances.
Patri Guijarro, Barcelona's Player of the Match in their 3-2 victory Wolfsburg in the Champions League final, is among 12 players who have not been handed a return, including teammate Mapi Leon, Manchester United's Lucia Garcia and Manchester City's Laia Aleixandri and Leila Ouahabi.
