Barca midfielder quits Spain for Guinea

Barcelona midfielder Ilaix Moriba has quit Spain to commit his international future to Guinea.

AS says Ilaix has given up on the Spanish national team and will play for the country of his birth, the Republic of Guinea. His father has met with representatives from the country and they took that decision.

Ilaix, born in Conakry on Jan 19, 2003, arrived in Spain as a kid and acquired Spanish nationality.

Born to a Liberian father and a Guinean mother, he had been expected to play for Spain, possibly even as soon as this season, given he featured for Barca last season and Luis Enrique might have given him a chance.