The Moroccan selection had done everything to secure the services of Lamine Yamal. The player’s father being originally from Morocco, this could have been done.
Starting on the wings of La Roja with Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal dazzles this Euro 2024 with all his talent. The two wingers have helped Spain revolutionize its game, for the better.
But the young FC Barcelona star could have not participated in the competition. Indeed, Revealed reports that the Moroccan Football Federation has pushed hard to get the nugget back into its ranks. Lamine Yamal has Moroccan origins through his father who was born there.
The Spanish national team has always been Lamine Yamal’s priority. It was Albert Luque, former director of La Roja, who managed to convince the star to sign for Spain, even if it wasn’t very hard. Luque remembers the young man’s words during the negotiations: “Albert, rest assured, I want to win the next Euro, and I can only do that with Spain.”
The choice of Yamal is not so surprising in the end. The winger played through La Roja’s youth teams before establishing himself in the first team. The winger and his nation will face Germany in the quarter-finals of the Euro, Friday July 5 at 6:00 p.m.
