Lopetegui leaves the Spain camp with a bitter farewell FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 - Spain He is returning to Madrid

After a domino effect of surprising events, Julen Lopetegui has been dismissed as Spain's head coach and has departed from the team's camp in Russia.

Before leaving the premises, the Real Madrid coach had a meeting with Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales, who announced his decision to dismiss the 51-year-old earlier on Wednesday.

Lopetegui said goodbye to the press chief Pablo Garcia Cuervo and entered a van accompanied by his assistant Pablo Sanz, the physical trainer Oscar Caro and the psychologist Juan Carlos Alvarez Campillo.

The rest of the staff boarded in another car, which will drive them to the airport.

The former Porto tactician is set to take a flight to Madrid and be presented as the new coach of Los Blancos in the next few days.