Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati has been discharged from hospital after being treated for viral meningitis, the Spanish football federation has confirmed. The 27-year-old Barcelona player will join her national team's training camp in the coming days ahead of Euro 2025.
World champions Spain begin their campaign on Thursday with a Group B fixture against Portugal in Bern. Bonmati, who has won the Ballon d'Or for the past two years, was absent for her country's 3-1 friendly win over Japan on Friday, watching the match from a hospital bed as shown in an Instagram post.
A statement from the Spanish football federation read: 'After several days in hospital with viral meningitis, Aitana Bonmati has been discharged from hospital and will join the Spanish national team's training camp in the coming days.'
Bonmati was a key member of the Spain squad which won the 2023 World Cup, following victory over England in the final, and the 2024 Nations League. Spain head coach Montse Tome, whose side also face Belgium and Italy in the group stage, said: 'She's an extremely important player for us and we will wait for her, no matter what, as long as we have to.'
