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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

The confirmed Spain line-up vs Norway which is brilliant news for Arsenal and Unai Emery

Dani Ceballos starts for Spain in their Euro 2020 qualifier against Norway this evening.

The on-loan Arsenal midfielder's inclusion in Robert Moreno's starting XI is great news for Gunners head coach Unai Emery as the 23-year-old was a doubt for the game.

AS  are reported earlier in the week that Ceballos was suffering with a 'hamstring overload' which kept him out of a session on Wednesday morning.

However, it's clear that the injury wasn't too serious.

Ceballos is named in a strong line-up alongside the likes of Sergio Ramos, Kepa, Sergio Busquets and Juan Bernat.

Arsenal fans will be keeping a close eye on how the attacking midfielder gets on against Norway as the team are back in Premier League action a week on Monday when they face Sheffield United away from home.

The last time Ceballos was on international duty there were calls for him to sign on a permanent basis.

His role in the goal to put the 2008 and 2012 champions 2-0 up against Romania last month got social media talking as he threaded a pass into Jordi Alba's path when it seemed impossible.

Click here for the best responses to that brilliant pre-assist.

This week has seen Ceballos give off mixed messages about his long-term future.

At one stage he appeared to have given Gunners fans hope in regards to making his loan move permanent next summer.

"Going to Arsenal has been a very important step in my career," he said at a press conference with the Spanish national team. "I don’t feel sorry for not being in Madrid.

"Right now I am where I want to be and I am very happy. My idea was to go out, play and enjoy football.

"In the previous two years I had not done so."

However, it would appear that  Ceballos  only has eyes for Real Madrid, thus seemingly ruling out extending his stay in north London.

"When I don't play, I don't enjoy myself," he told Radio Marca, as per Goal. "These two years [at Real Madrid] I've learned a lot from the club, but now I'm enjoying it [football].

"I knew it was an important year, the coach has doubts and he who doesn't play doesn't go [to Euro 2020], so it was a good time to go on loan.

"With [Arsenal coach Unai] Emery's confidence I may have many chances to be in the Euros squad.

"I never thought about going permanently.

"My goal is to succeed at Real Madrid. I will fight to fulfil my dream."

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