Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa says he has already decided whether to declare his international allegiance to Spain or Brazil, but cannot yet make the choice public.
Brazil-born Costa received a Spanish passport last July, and he looked set to switch allegiance to the country in which he has played his club football for the last five years until an issue with paperwork held up the process ahead of Spain’s most recent World Cup qualifiers.
The Brazilian FA has reportedly tried to persuade the Atletico Madrid forward to change his mind and stick with the country of his birth, although Selecao manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has maintained that only he gets to choose the squad for each game.
