Each team: Spain recruits U21 star Mendoza to join the training, the player has just renewed his contract with Elche

According to Daily Sports, the Spanish adult team recruited U21 star Mendoza to join the training, and the player has just renewed his contract with Elche until 2028.

August is undoubtedly the peak of his career for Rodrigo Mendoza. The Elche midfielder broke through what usually takes months to achieve in just a few days. The most eye-catching event happened on Monday, when he made his debut in the Spanish national team training, although the news was overshadowed by news on the last day of the transfer window.

Mendoza was called up by the U21 national team for the first time last Friday, and head coach David Godo praised him at a press conference: "He is at an extremely high level and is a big discovery of the season. We have known him for a long time, and his outstanding performance has forced us to recruit him into the team. We have the best young players in the world, and hope more of these players can stand out." Although he should participate in the U20 game by age, Gododo still decided to recruit him.

On Monday, he appeared at the training base of Las Rosas like a European champion. Due to some national team injuries, De La Fuen has called out four U21 players, including Mendoza (Elche), Gonzalo Garcia (Real Madrid), Fran Gonzalez (Real Madrid) and Fair Lopez (Wolves). Dela Fuente knows Mendoza very well and hopes he can train with the likes of Carvajal, Rodri, Pedri and Yamal.

Although he only participated in two hours of training, his appearance marked that he had become one of the top players in the country. This is due to his outstanding performance in La Liga. After a period of snub at the end of last season, Sarabia re-trusts Mendoza, allowing him to start in the first three league games and become an important weapon for the team on the offensive end.

In the match against Betis, he completed his first 90-minute game in 532 days. After the game, Elche decided to extend his contract until June 2028, and the player termination fee was also increased accordingly. After the contract renewal was completed, Mendoza performed well against Levante, assisting Rafa Mir to score a goal that secured the victory.

With his outstanding performance at the beginning of the season, Mendoza has become one of the candidates for the "La Liga Best U23 Player in August". Other candidates include Guerre (Real Madrid), Riso (Getafe), Eyon (Levante) and Castellin (Seville).

Although he had just renewed his contract and Mendoza publicly stated that he felt very happy in the "club of his life", the club's senior officials were still worried that he might leave due to the high termination fee. Elche coach Sarabia even joked that he would hide some players.