Leeds United ace Junior Firpo to make national team decision as new project delivered
Leeds United ace Junior Firpo was visited by Dominican Republic national team coach Marcelo Neveleff to tell him about their “new national team project” this week.
Selección Dominicana de Futbol has shared pictures of Firpo on their Twitter account alongside Neveleff and Pablo Rosario who plays football in France.
Firpo who was born in the Dominican Republic and grew up in Spain represented the Spanish national team at the U21s level earlier in his career.
“The national coach Marcelo Neveleff met with Pablo Rosario in France and Júnior Firpo in England to tell them about the new national team project,” said Selección Dominicana de Futbol on Twitter. (6 March, 2:31 PM)
“This Monday the DT arrived in Spain where he will visit several footballers who are active in that country.”
Resurgence?
Firpo has become a key cog for Javi Gracia since the Spaniards’ arrival at Elland Road and grabbed the winner in a 1-0 win over Southampton on 25 February.
The full-back is still eligible to play for the Caribbean nation and it looks like he may choose to switch allegiance for the chance to play on the international stage.
The former Barcelona star has obviously been shown the nation’s new footballing project and it looks like they are keen to get him onboard as soon as possible.
Nevertheless, Firpo still has a long way to convince the Elland Road faithful that he can be the man to fill their left-back void in the coming years.
He’s made a bright start under Gracia, however, it’s hard to forget his non-existent debut season and poor cameos along the way which made Whites question his relevance to the team.
To be fair, Firpo was never given a fair shot under Jesse Marsch to prove he can start at left-back for Leeds United maybe a run of games under Gracia is the remedy needed for him to thrive.
In other Leeds United news, the club may now face a losing battle to keep their star player at Elland Road beyond the summer transfer window.
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