Spain call up Bojan

Coach Luis Aragones also named Liverpool quartet Pepe Reina, Alvaro Arbeloa, Xabi Alonso and Fernando Torres, as well as Arsenal midfielder Francesc Fabregas in his 22-man squad.

If Bojan plays a part in the match in Malaga he will become the youngest player to be capped by Spain, beating the previous record set by Athletic Bilbao's Angel Zubieta in 1936.

Zubieta won the first of his two caps at the age of 17 years and nine months while Bojan will be three months younger.

"He's only 17, but he has made extraordinary progress. He's got quality, an eye for goal and could be a great player," said Aragones.

"Yes, we might call him up now. My idea that he comes now to stop him going to another national team.

"He's an extraordinary lad and we've been nuturing him through all the youth categories in the national set-up."

Known to Barcelona fans simply as "Bojan", Krkic's father is Serbian but he was born in Spain in Linyola in the province of Lleida. The forward has said he wanted to play for Spain.

Bojan made a name for himself by notching up over 800 goals during his time in the Barcelona youth team set-up and scored on his debut for the first team in an exhibition match against Egyptian side Al-Ahly last April.

He made his Primera Liga debut against Osasuna this season and became the youngest player to score for the club in the league when he found the net in the 3-1 win over Villarreal in October.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool)

Defenders: Pablo Ibanez (Atletico Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Raul Albiol (Valencia), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Fernando Navarro (Real Mallorca), Juanito (Real Betis), Alvaro Arbeloa (Liverpool)

Midfielders: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), David Silva (Valencia), David Albelda (Valencia), Albert Riera (Espanyol), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool)

Forwards: David Villa (Valencia), Daniel Guiza (Real Mallorca), Bojan Krkic (Barcelona), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Luis Garcia (Espanyol)