Gerard Deulofeu of Watford was born in Riudarenes, a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia.
The former Everton man wants to represent Catalonia when they face Venezuela in the non-FIFA friendly on March 25th.
For him to represent Catalonia, he needs permission from the Premier League club to release him.
Wednesday’s edition of Sport claims the Hornets have training scheduled next week, but the forward is keen on wearing the Catalonia shirt and has asked his employer to release him so that he can represent the national team.
It’s claimed Watford have been receptive at all times and their manager Javi Gracia and owner Gino Pozzo are ‘sensitive’ to the request of the player.
The Catalan newspaper explains the expectation of Deulofeu and his environment is to be present to face the South American nation in the friendly tie.
Catalonia head coach Gerard Lopez also wants the former Barcelona man to be part of his side’s attack to face Venezuela.
