Morocco Coach Regragui to Meet Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz in Spain Over National Team Switch

Walid Regragui is about to fly to Spain. There, he will meet Brahim Diaz in order to convince him to play for Morocco. The coach of the Atlas Lions intends to include the name of the Real Madrid attacking midfielder in the list of players he will call up for the March friendly match. According to several indiscretions, the Moroccan technician wants to strengthen certain positions, particularly attack and left-back. He plans to call up Ilias Akhomach from Villarreal to strengthen the midfield, call on Youssef Lekhedim, a Real Madrid player, or Adam Aznou, a Bayern Munich player, to solve the left flank problem. The coach of the Atlas Lions would also consider inviting, during the next training camp, Soufiane Rahimi, who has distinguished himself with the Emirati club Al Ain, as well as Ayoub El Kaabi, the star of AS FAR.

In addition to Morocco, Spain also wishes to have Brahim Diaz in its squad. He is on the pre-list of coach Luis de la Fuente, Relevo revealed. "He has all the options, as he has had so far. He has never been separated from the options of being in the national team. He is a very good player that I know very well. He is highly appreciated in his club, in this house, at the Royal Spanish Football Federation and by me. What I wish is that he and the other footballers continue to raise this level, because it is very good for them, for their club and for the national team," the coach of La Roja said on Tuesday during the UEFA Nations League draw.

Brahim Diaz had made his debut with the Spanish national team on June 8, 2021, in a friendly match against Lithuania in Butarque (4-0), before participating in the European Championship the same year. He had also played in the Spanish youth categories (U17, U19 and U21). The native of Malaga has never defended the colors of the Moroccan flag. Which country will he choose as his sporting nationality? He will have to decide in the coming days or months.