Joan Laporta has taken aim at the Spain national team after Lamine Yamal became the latest Barcelona player to suffer an injury on international duty.

Yamal returned early from the last camp after suffering a knock, with manager Luis de la Fuente claiming he did not try to stop him returning to his club.

However, Laporta has a different version of events entirely and did not seem too happy with the Spain boss.

"In the case of Lamine, he is a very skilful player, who suffers many injuries. It was reckless for him to stay for the next match and I didn't like that they tried to convince him to play. We have made arrangements and we must defend our interests," he told Barca One.

"We took action and they understood our approach and that of the player. Lamine is young and has a lot of personality and he explained the situation he was in."

"I forgot to mention that Gavi was injured with the national team. If he hadn't played in the two games, he might not have gotten injured. The good news is that now we have to slow him down. He's going all out in training."

Laporta also looked to the future and pondered whether it should be mandatory for players to report for international duty if they are called up.

"Perhaps we will have to unite the clubs. This rule has to be changed. If the player has the freedom to go or not, they will first look at his physique, without having to put aside the will to go.

"Having the freedom allows you to avoid it if you are in a situation of overload. The general principle is to go, but there are exceptions for the physical and mental health of the players. Above all to protect the players."

De la Fuente has already made it clear he wants Yamal in his squad for November's fixtures when La Roja take on Denmark and Switzerland.