The midfielder has grown up in the German youth teams, but coach Stojkovic doesn’t like it: “I know he will play with us”
The disputed Lazar. In recent weeks, thanks to the high-level performances with the Udinese shirt, the spotlight has turned on Samardzic, also triggering a competition on which national team should call him. The boy was born and raised in Berlin to Serbian parents. He is a huge fan of Herta, he did the whole process of the German youth teams, but now the team that represents the homeland of mum and dad also wants it. What would Sottil’s midfielder want to do? Let’s reconstruct the stages of the story. Six days ago, in an interview with the Gazzetta, when asked whether he felt more Serbian or German, the Juventus number 24 answered without hesitation. “I feel German. In fact I play with the German Under 21 team (in which he made his debut last June). Where I hope to take the number 10” he added ambitious. The double passport, however, makes him attractive in the eyes of Serbian coach Dragan Stojkovic, one who knows enough about numbers 10.
