FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Valencia v Atletico Madrid - Mestalla, Valencia, Spain - February 14, 2020 Valencia's Gabriel Paulista celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Sergio Perez
MADRID (Reuters) - Valencia's Brazilian defender Gabriel Paulista has reiterated his desire to represent Spain at next year's European Championship after being granted dual nationality on Wednesday.
Paulista was born and raised in Sao Paulo and did not move away from Brazil until he joined Spanish side Villarreal aged 22 in 2013.
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