Luka Romero, a la Messi: reject the FEF and choose Argentina

A few days ago, at least for the moment, the 'fight' between the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the Argentine Football Association (AFA) to get Luka Romero's 'yes' (Durango, Mexico, 2004), the youngest debutant in the history of the First Division (against Madrid, with 15 years and 219 days). The Mallorca player has not moved from his initial idea, well established by his feeling of belonging to Argentina, and has chosen to be selectable by the Albiceleste.

The body chaired by Luis Rubiales recently tried not to do so. For it both Molina, sports director, and Francis Hernández, traveled to Palma on October 20, coordinator of the lower categories. There, in a restaurant, they met the soccer player and his father to try to convince him to choose Spain, exposing him advantages such as the superior level of football at the base in Europe or lto the comfort of not having to make transoceanic trips in the future to go to Argentina.

However, the idea of ​​Luka, who feels Argentine and only wants to dress the albiceleste, did not change. He was flattered by the interest of the Federation, but his father sent a message to Molina last week to communicate his wish to continue being part of the Argentine sub until, in a while, debuting with the absolute. Molina fit it well, recognizing that it was expected and this Monday Bernardo Romeo, coordinator of the AFA youth teams, was also informed of the outcome.

The case, by the will of the attacker and by the efforts of the Federation to vary it, reminds Messi, with which the Majorcanista has been compared on several occasions. The last, after his double with Mallorca B on this day, in which he got off the first team. With the greatest sum 51 minutes in nine days in Second. On November 18 he will turn 16 and will have his first professional contract, in which Mallorca and the boy's agent work. Despite the fact that there is no lack of interest and offers for him, those involved trust that he will not move from the Balearic club.