Vela was in Martino's list for Qatar, it is revealed that the player took him down

The national team is about to leave for the training camp prior to Qatar 2022 in Girona, Spain, and the list of those called up for the expedition is now known, which is made up of 31 players. Carlos Vela has been one of the big absentees for this call-up, although the player himself had already announced it, it is revealed that there was a big responsible behind it.

Gerardo Martino has been heavily criticized during the almost four years of his process. Part of this has been the Argentinean coach's call-ups, where he seems to give priority to players who have his trust, but who no longer contribute much to the team. In the case of Vela, according to journalist Jorge Pietrasanta, Martino was interested in his services.

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However, despite all the controversy generated, the real person responsible for Carlos Vela's non-call-up was the LAFC player himself. In an interview with Telemundo Deportes, the player shared that he did not like the way in which the team was handled internally and he prefers to give his place to someone else, so that he can live the experience.

Why did Martino look for Vela?

According to journalist Jorge Pietrasanta, the main reason why Carlos Vela was requested by Gerardo Martino was because Tecatito Corona's injury did not seem to be getting better and he needed a quality reinforcement on the wing, something that was assured with Vela. However, the player's refusal got in the way.