Spain and Morocco Vie for Allegiance of Real Madrid’s Young Midfielder Thiago Pitarch

A few weeks ago, Thiago Pitarch received a call from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) which is trying to convince him to join the youth team led by Noureddine Naybet. The Spanish Federation is trying to steal a march on him.

David Tenorio, the coach of the Spanish under-18 national team, has just called up the Real Madrid midfielder for three days of training at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas, reports Marca.

Thiago Pitarch is a pure talent. The 17-year-old player made his debut at Atlético de Madrid, before joining Getafe and then Leganés. He joined the Real Madrid team, his current club, during the 23-24 season.

Despite repeated calls from Morocco, the player of Moroccan and Spanish origin has not yet chosen his sporting nationality. This is his first call-up with La Roja. In any case, Morocco still has a chance to recruit Thiago, as long as he does not play for the Spanish senior team.