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Dutch manager Koeman calls up Wieffer and debutant Baas after Dumfries injury

Mats Wieffer has been called up for the Netherlands' Nations League games against Spain
Mats Wieffer has been called up for the Netherlands' Nations League games against SpainNews Images, News Images LTD / Alamy / Profimedia
Dutch national team manager Ronald Koeman has called up Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Mats Wieffer and Ajax defender Youri Baas for the upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures against Spain after Inter right-back Denzel Dumfries was forced to withdraw due to injury.

12-time international Wieffer has enjoyed relatively little playing time in Brighton since his summer transfer from Feyenoord, partially thanks to a thigh injury which kept him sidelined for nearly two months.

Meanwhile, 22-year-old Youri Baas debuts in the Dutch senior squad after initially being called up to the U21 squad. Baas, who celebrates his birthday on Monday, made a surprise entry into Francesco Farioli's starting squad at the start of the current campaign and has since cemented himself as a pillar of a resurgent Ajax side.

The call-ups for Wieffer and Baas were necessary for Koeman as Inter right-back Denzel Dumfries had to withdraw due to a muscle injury sustained during Sunday's game against Atalanta.

In addition to Dumfries, Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has been dealing with issues after missing Sunday's LaLiga match against Atletico Madrid due to illness. According to the Dutch KNVB, the 55-time international will come to Zeist but will not appear during practice.

The Netherlands play Spain in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Nations League. Rotterdam will host the first leg this Thursday before the second leg will be played in Valencia this Sunday.

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