Daniel Boloka was called by the Italian coach Roberto Mancini to a training mini-tournament in Coverciano and does not plan to play for the Romanian national team.

Daniel Boloka is waiting for his chance in the Italian national team

In the last action of the Romanian national team, Edi Iordenescu came on for Boloka at the end of the match against Slovenia, who was used for only six minutes. As he has dual citizenship and has not made his debut in official matches, he is also eligible to play in Italy.

“He came disappointed with the last match with the Romanian national team in November. It was used only at the end, in the first game, and then, with Moldova, it was forgotten. I also told him that it was better to be absent than this way! He also decided not to come to play for Romania.

He would like to play for at least half an hour, to show what he is capable of. He said that it is better not to bet at all. Even if Mancini hadn’t called him now, on this court, he still wouldn’t have come to play for Romania! So he is waiting for Italy’s challenge,” the footballer’s father, Ioan Boloka, told Gazeta Sporturilor.

The reaction of the selector Edi Iordenescu

Although the president of the FRF, Rezvan Burleanu, assures that Boloka’s refusal is out of the question, the selector Edi Iordenescu believes that the players should want to play for Romania with all their heart.

“We have to decide what we want. We want to change our attitude or we want to play for the national team and miss the qualification. This point is very important to reinforce some clear principles that are not up for debate.

I have been following Daniel Boloka since February. I have seen almost all of his matches. When we could bring him, we brought him, it was the last game in the Nations League. He was convinced, excited, as was his family.

From that to what happened, it’s a big question mark for me. We are talking about how many minutes he played. You have to come to the national team unconditionally, there is no question of minutes. This challenge came from the Italian national team to check, and his priorities changed.

God forbid he wears the Italy shirt, but if we don’t count on players who come in with full confidence, if they don’t find themselves, what does that responsibility mean… I can’t go and pick the player myself. This chance has come, we wish him luck if he chooses it,” Edi Iordenescu told Digisport.