Manchester United duo Joshua Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt have been not noted of the Netherlands’ provisional squad for subsequent month’s Nations League quarter-finals.
The Netherlands host Spain on 20 March earlier than travelling to Valencia three days later for the second leg.
Zirkzee, 23, made his senior worldwide debut instead in opposition to Turkey at Euro 2024 and has been named in every squad since, selecting up six caps.
De Ligt, 25, has featured in each squad for the Netherlands, when match, since incomes his first cap in 2017.
Manger Ronald Koeman has chosen a 25-man provisional squad, which he’ll trim down subsequent week.
Each gamers joined Manchester United final summer season and have struggled to seek out their toes at Outdated Trafford, though De Ligt was on the scoresheet within the 3-2 win over Ipswich on Wednesday.
De Ligt has featured 25 instances within the Premier League, beginning on 21 events, and was previously the captain of the Netherlands group till he misplaced his spot within the beginning line-up to Inter Milan defender Stefan de Vrij.
Throughout the September worldwide break, De Ligt was substituted at half-time throughout a 2-2 draw with Germany after committing errors within the build-up to each targets conceded.
“It simply appears like he’s now in a interval the place all his errors are being punished,” Koeman stated after the draw.
“I gave him a brand new probability right now, however finally I protected him by taking him off.”
Zirkzee has usually appeared from the bench with simply 11 of his 27 appearances comes from the beginning.
Former Manchester United ahead Memphis Depay, who moved to Brazilian membership Corinthians in September, is called within the provisional squad.
Depay has scored eight targets in 24 appearances for the South American outfit however has not represented his nation since their loss in opposition to England within the semi-finals at Euro 2024.
