🚨🏁 BREAKING | After a months-long decision process, it has now been decided: 20 y/o Paul #Wanner has chosen to represent Austria internationally in the future rather than Germany, as @[email protected] had already reported, and now confirmed.
⚠️ Wanner exclusively to Sky:
“This decision was probably the hardest of my career. Because through my parents, my upbringing and the stages of my career, I truly have two hearts in my chest. I feel incredibly honoured that two associations tried to convince me to play for their national team. The exchange with the Austrian Football Association has been ongoing, and with Ralf Rangnick and his coaching staff I have had a very open and honest dialogue for a long time. In recent weeks we intensified those conversations once again.”
“In the end, this decision cannot be about short-term considerations or promises. It’s about what you feel. I’m especially grateful to Antonio Di Salvo, Julian Nagelsmann, and the entire German Football Association: all the conversations were fair and on an equal footing, without any pressure. There were never any guarantees involved. It’s simply about what you feel. I very much enjoyed being part of Germany’s youth national teams. But now, after making the final decision and having many conversations with my family, I have come to the feeling and realisation: I want to play for Austria.”
“I want to confirm my sporting development over the coming months. And of course I dream of wearing Austria’s national team shirt. The FIFA World Cup is a dream for every player. But like any other player, I have to earn a nomination. I’ll give everything in every match to achieve that.”
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