Australia has become something of a nemesis for Peru after eliminating it from the 2022 World Cup via the intercontinental play-off. The oceanic, now, have dealt a new blow to the Incas by snatching a budding ‘jewel’.
In the last few hours Coach Graham Arnold first called Alexander Robertson, a young Manchester City midfielder, to the Australian team for the round-trip FIFA friendlies against Ecuador. The 19-year-old athlete, who also has British roots, accepted the summons.
Robertson’s availability was more than enough for the Oceanians. “I am very sure that with the selection of Alex Robertson that will also help. I did not choose him simply because he is a talent”, Arnold said at a press conference, who also confirmed that The footballer went to FIFA to request the paperwork -One Time Switch- that allows him to change Federation in order to play for Australia.
Alex’s movement is due to the fact that not long ago he defended the England kit in all its minor divisions. These performances allowed him to end up in Manchester City, where he hopes to debut professionally. “He is doing very well with the Sub 23 but he trains every day with the first team. He plays more like a No. 8, much like Kevin de Bruyne. When you are training with those players every week, you are there for a reason and that reason is that Pep Guardiola rates him very highly. and see the quality it has”, added Arnold.
In this way, Alexander Robertson’s story with Peru culminateswhich had some chapters that even moved the Inca fans. In the middle of last year, the Head of Recruitment of the FPF pointed out in AS Peru that the footballer was sure to join the Blanquirroja. Nevertheless, at the end of the same year he stopped communicating with the Peruvian Federation. Now we know that her silence had to do with another change, but a radical one: Australia.
