It is a fact that football teams are assumed to be multicultural structures. Diversity has been the formula for success for years in winning national teams such as: France (There were about 140 domestic players at the World Cup in Qatar) and it will be in Spain, which runs its own transfer market. Within this logic, the team led by Luis de la Fuente explores two paths: nationalized, Like ‘Chimy’ Ávila (Osasuna), can be added Robin LeNormand (Real society); and as those born in Spain Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool), but those deemed eligible by various countries due to their family background.
These are the two challenges the national team had to overcome, ushering in a new era under the La Rioja coach’s control against Norway (20:45) on 25 March. Qualifying phase for Euro 2024. The second round, just three days later, against Scotland (also). Luis de la Fuente’s first phone call is scrutinized and has been building anticipation for weeks. It was first known that Sergio Ramos will not play for Spain again and a few days ago EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA confirmed that Argentina’s Ezequiel ‘Chimy’ Ávila is on the shortlist.
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De la Fuente appreciates the Osasuna attacker’s ability to score goals, as the team has been suffering from a lack of goals lately. He has eight goals and two assists so far this season. “I have Argentinian blood, but often my head thinks about what I did wrong or what is going on because I don’t have the opportunities. I have documents that can represent Spain, so if they call me I say yes, I have no doubt about it“, he assured in an interview with TNT Sports Argentina in March 2022, headed by Luis Enrique.
Chimy Ávila arrived in Spain in 2017 and only injuries stopped his meteoric career. He didn’t make his debut with ‘albiceleste’ even in the subcategories. Real Sociedad’s French defender Robin Le Normand also did not apply for dual citizenship to be called up from Spain.. In order to be able to do this, as a general rule, ten years of permanent legal residence must be submitted. For citizens of Latin America, Portugal, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea or Sephardi, this period is reduced to two years. The Osasunista striker is also included in this assumption.
It should be noted that in the case of marriage, the resident period of residence in Spain is reduced to one year. Le Normand arrived in Spain in July 2016 to become part of the Real Sociedad academy, so he still has three years left for his nationalization through the regular channel. The French can shorten the time with naturalization by nature. To do this, the Supreme Sports Council must consider that this will be an important asset to Spanish sport. Therefore, the royalist advocate could obtain the passport within months or days at discretion by Royal Decree, as regulated in Article 21 of the Civil Code.
FRENCH TWO?
This was the way used Explicit naturalization of American Lorenzo Brown. The Council of Ministers approved the process so that Sergio Scariolo could count on him in the Eurobasket given to the Spanish team with a relevant role as playmaker. In the case of Le Normand there is a story of ‘heartbreak’ with the French team led by Didier Deschamps. One of the leaders of Imanol Alguacil’s squad – despite being 26 years old – said in an interview with Cadena Ser in 2021: “I just want to play with France. Spain? My parents will kill me, but Spain or Germany doesn’t matter. I just want to go with France”.
But the wish never came true, and the Federation moved to seize an important French asset, as in Aymeric Laporte, which was nationalized in May 2021. Helped to develop Eurocopa and the conscious choice of the muscle these movements give you. He does this after losing a few future figures who have chosen other teams along the way.
big target Stefan Bajcetic Maquieira, one of Premier’s sensations. The midfielder, who is only 18 years old, was born in 2004 in Vigo, where his father Srdjan, who was a Celta player between 1994-1997, settled. His mother is Patricia Galicia. Liverpool hired him when he was 16 and his progress has been unstoppable ever since. If the decision fell only on the father figure, Stefan would play with Stojkovic’s Serbia, a friend of Srdjan’s.
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Bajcetic has already been called up by the under-18 team led by Pablo Amo, who became the first assistant to Luis de la Fuente after the recent restructuring. The aim of the RFEF is to include the midfielder in one of the next calls, or even skip the under-21 intermediate step, to make sure Stefan is a Spanish international. Another successful example for the interests of the national team Paris-born PSG midfielder Ismael Gharbi Álvarez but that he traded Bleus for his mother’s country, Spain.
Gharbi was at the base of the French Federation. But the football the PSG youth team plays is more in line with La Roja’s philosophy, an argument they want to persuade players like Bajcetic to. At Las Rozas, they are clear that they want to avoid cases like this. Álvaro Rodríguez, Real Madrid junior squad He was born in Palamós, chosen Uruguay, the country of his father ‘Coquito’ Rodríguez.
Manchester United player Madrid-born Alejandro Garnacho and another of Premier’s young valuesHe made it clear that his mother would play for the team Argentina, although his father played in his country’s youth ranks. Last week, Lionel Scaloni included him in the world champion’s call to play two friendly matches against the absolute albiceleste.
following the same path Nico Paz, Factory player was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife part of the plans for a base in Argentina, where his father Pablo Paz, a former CD Tenerife player, was born. The transfer market for the national team is open and the key is not only to give first, but also to solidify the path of young football players and others who are not attracted by passport or emotion, to prevent the strengthening of other national teams. themselves.