And there is more trouble ahead for the Spaniard, who has seen his hopes of a World Cup place go up in smoke. No Premiership games - no internationals - that is how Spain coach Luis Aragones sees it, and he has not named the Newcastle star Luque in his squad for this week's friendly against the Ivory Coast.
To add to it all, Aragones has told the Spanish press this current squad is "more or less" that which he plans to select for the World Cup.
The player who replaced Luque at Deportivo La Coruna, Joan Capdevila, has been recalled by Aragones and looks to be the man who will play wide on the left in Germany.