Brahim Diaz: Morocco offers him the Olympic dream

Tired of waiting for a call-up to the Spanish national team after playing in the Spanish lower categories, Brahim Diaz has finally decided to defend the Moroccan colors. Born to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother, the Real Madrid star is expected to wear the number 10 jersey on the Moroccan team. This would be the "promise" made by the president of the Moroccan Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa, who would also have assured him of his participation in the next Olympic Games, scheduled from July 24 to August 9 in Paris.

The Real Madrid striker has always dreamed of participating in this competition. The former Milan striker was very affected by his non-selection by the Roja coach, Luis de la Fuente, for the Tokyo Olympics. According to the Olympic regulations, three players over the age of 23 can be part of the Olympic team. Brahim Diaz, aged 24, could find himself on the list of players called up by Tarik Sektioui, like Achraf Hakimi, the 25-year-old Paris Saint-Germain right-back.

But the final word will go to Real Madrid. As the Olympics are organized by the International Olympic Committee and not by FIFA, clubs have the freedom to allow or not allow their players to participate in this competition. If he is called up by Tarik Sektioui, Brahim Diaz will have to negotiate with the Madrid club, which would also need him during this period (pre-season and start of the championship).

Barring any last-minute surprises, players like Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (22 years old) or Eliesse Ben Seghir (19 years old) should participate in the Paris Olympics with Morocco. Semi-finalist of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Morocco is strengthening its team with the arrival of new talents, after the setback at the last Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, and in the perspective of the 2030 World Cup that it is organizing jointly with Spain and Portugal.