Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz Leans Towards Morocco After Talks with PSG Star Hakimi

Brahim Diaz is very close to joining the den of the Atlas Lions. He has already expressed his intention to defend the colors of Morocco to his entourage, after going through a difficult period to decide on his sporting nationality, reveals the site Kooora, adding that the Hispano-Moroccan attacking midfielder of Real Madrid had a conversation with the Moroccan right-back of PSG Achraf Hakimi on this subject following a request from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF). It emerges from these exchanges that the teammate of Kylian Mbappé managed to convince the player of the Merengue to represent Morocco. The former star of Inter Milan had convinced Diaz that he would play an important role with Morocco and would benefit from the appreciation he deserves with the Atlas Lions. In turn, the Spanish midfielder told Hakimi that he was opting for Morocco and that he was tired of the Spanish pressure on him.

The Spanish newspaper Marca estimates that if Spain does not decide, Diaz will wear the Moroccan jersey sooner rather than later and that it would be "regrettable, because he is a unique player, unmatched in Spanish football." "Why doesn’t Brahim wait for Spain? Simply because Diaz has waited for ’La Roja’ for a long time and Morocco was waiting for him," comments the publication, adding that "neither when he wore the number 10 at Milan, nor now that he has become a starter at Madrid, has he received a sign from the Spanish national team, while Morocco has not stopped trying to convince him." The author of the article is insistent: "If De la Fuente really wants to count on him, it would be negligent not to put an end to Morocco’s insistence in one fell swoop." He then calls on the coach of the Spanish national team to contact the player as soon as possible, as happened with Lamine Yamal, who had only played two games in Liga before receiving a call from De la Fuente.

If Brahim officially announces his decision to play for Morocco, Walid Regragui, coach of the Moroccan national team, will be able to call him up for the Atlas Lions’ next friendly matches. His protégés will face Angola on Friday, March 22, before crossing swords with Mauritania on Tuesday, March 26 at the Grand Stade d’Agadir during the next international break. The 24-year-old player will also have the opportunity to participate in the next CAN to be held in the kingdom in 2025.