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Alejandro Garnacho cleared up doubts about his future at the national team level: “I want to be here, with Argentina”

Away from the injuries, the time came for alejandro garnachowho was summoned by the coach lionel scaloni for the tour of Asia and surely he never hesitated to wear the albiceleste shirt because he feels and is Argentine, assuring that he wants to “make a career” with the national team.

“All my mom’s family is from Argentina, they always lived there, and dad’s is from Spain. Due to life circumstances, my mother’s family came to Spain and met my father and I was born there. Do not doubt anything because I feel Argentine, I am Argentine”, assured the striker.

“It is a very large selection and a very good opportunity. I don’t need to play three games. I’m here and if I don’t debut on this tour, it doesn’t matter. I already know that I want to be with Argentina and I already know how to give“, expressed garnacho in statements to T&C Sports.

And he added: “From what I read on the networks, I know that many people in Argentina love me, appreciate me. Because of the decision I made to play for Argentina, the majority love me. And I’m going to return that love in the field. I want to make a career with the National Team, if the coach trusts me I can keep coming. Being one more and participating in the Copa América, Qualifiers and the World Cup”.

Regarding the reception of the world champion squad, garnacho He said: “My teammates are quite good with me, very involved. Encouraging me, supporting me. I didn’t talk much with Messi. I went from watching him on TV all my life and now I have him here, it’s incredible, it seems unreal. The coach tells me that he’s calm , that he plays as I know that he is going to give me the opportunity”.

In turn, he referred to the relationship he has with lisandro martinezthat although he is not part of this tour due to injury, he is a teammate of the 18-year-old striker in the manchester united and how he stands out has taught him a lot on a day-to-day basis.

“Lisandro is like my dad there in Manchester. He talks to me about the National Team, he tells me what is wrong, he helps me a lot, ”he confessed.

“I did not speak with Scaloni before coming here. I was speaking with Roberto Ayala a lot, so that he knew before the list that he was going to be. The coach asked me if I was nervous and I told him that I don’t get nervous when I play“, keep going.

In addition, he referred to his absence in the selected in the Sub 20 world: “I missed it because the competition in Manchester was still going on, I asked the coach please, but I followed him on TV as if he were there”.

Finally, garnacho recounted how he used the Qatar World Cup 2022: “It was incredible, crazy. I think both Argentina and Leo deserved it. The final, with penalties, was terrible and the whole world was changing. I had to see him in Manchester, because those of us who didn’t go had already returned. I saw it with my mom, my grandfather, my brother… In the end it happened and we ended up as we expected.”