"An easy choice": The defender who preferred Romania over Israel reveals the reason

Lisv Isat, a 21-year-old Bristol City defender who grew up in Maccabi Haifa, explained in an interview with Romanian sports site GSP why he chose to represent Romania over Israel: a strong sense of connection to the Romanian Football Federation. He previously claimed that certain individuals in Israel made him feel unwanted.

Lisv Isat, the 21-year-old Bristol City defender who grew up in Maccabi Haifa, explained why he chose to represent the Romanian national team over Israel. In an interview with Romanian sports site GSP, Isat said he had been in contact with the Romanian Football Federation for a long time, and that Costin Curelea, a coach in Romania's youth teams, came to watch him twice in Conference League matches. According to him, from the start he felt a strong connection to the federation, and the choice was easy. His comments follow a previous interview on 103FM where he criticized the treatment he received in Israel, claiming certain people made him feel unwanted. During his debut for Romania against Moldova, signs were raised against the integration of naturalized players, but Isat clarified he did not take it personally.