Diego Costa, Juan Mata and Fernando Torres missed out in the 25-man provisional Spain squad for Euro 2016.
Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque indicated that Chelsea striker Costa had been excluded due to questions over his fitness.
"We have weighed everything up," Del Bosque said. "We do not want to call up too many people with doubts over their fitness."
Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla made his return to action in his club's 4-0 win over Aston Villa at the weekend, but he too misses out after having been sidelined with a knee injury from November.
"The Cazorla situation is very like Diego's -- he has been out five months, made a great effort to be ready, but we can't have many doubts," Del Bosque explained.
Manchester United midfielder Mata, meanwhile, was not selected on the basis of his patchy recent form.
"There is lot of competition. We can't bring them all, we just bring those most useful," the coach added.
Provisional 25-man Spain squad for Euro 2016
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Porto), David De Gea (Manchester United), Sergio Rico (Sevilla)
Defenders: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Marc Bartra (Barcelona), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Mikel San Jose (Athletic Bilbao), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid)
Midfielders: Bruno Soriano (Villarreal), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Isco (Real Madrid), David Silva (Manchester City), Pedro Rodriguez (Chelsea), Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea), Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid)
Forwards: Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao), Nolito (Celta Vigo), Alvaro Morata (Juventus), Lucas Vazquez (Real Madrid)
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