Lutfi Dalipi has chosen Kosovo; he will be at “Fadil Vokrri” on Saturday

Dalipi has been the most talked-about name in Switzerland this season, undoubtedly the sensation of the campaign, and shocked everyone when he turned down a call-up to the U21 team, informing the Swiss Football Association that he would play for Kosovo or Albania, a promise he had made to his grandfather.

The player has now made his decision. Telegrafi has learned that Dalipi will be Kosovo’s newest player. In addition, the player from Presheva will be in Pristina on Friday, and on Saturday he will watch the match between Kosovo and Israel up close. The game will be played at “Fadil Vokrri” at 15:00 as part of the Nations League.

“Besides the three latest additions we have mentioned, Enis Rexhepi, Bleon Kurtulusi and Lindrit Kamberi, I can let you know that Kosovo’s latest recruit is Lutfi Dalipi. I say this with 100 percent certainty: in March, he will be a Kosovo player. Exclusively for viewers of ‘Arena e Yjeve’, I can reveal that Dalipi will be present at Kosovo’s match against Israel at the ‘Fadil Vokrri’ stadium, where he will watch the Dardanian national team up close.”

“We are talking about a footballer who, at this moment, is perhaps among the most in-form Albanian players. He is having an extraordinary season with Vaduz, where he is playing on loan from Young Boys. Dalipi has scored five goals and provided nine assists, while in terms of dribbling he is among the most outstanding in Europe, with 36 successful dribbles,” journalist Lavdim Pireva said on the Arena e Yjeve podcast, produced by Telegrafi.

His arrival at Kosovo will be a major move for the “Dardanians”, given the player’s great ability to play in several attacking positions.

In fact, with the extraordinary form he is showing, Dalipi is also expected to make a major move in the summer and play in the Bundesliga next season, with German giants such as RB Leipzig, Hoffenheim and Eintracht Frankfurt pursuing him strongly.

But who is Dalipi? The 20-year-old who chose Kosovo over Albania?

Since the start of the season, Dalipi has been closely monitored by both the Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) and the Albanian Football Association (FSHF).

Both national team coaches contacted the player to confirm that they wanted him on the team as soon as possible, while Ronaldo Maran also travelled to Switzerland with president Armand Duka, where they met in person with both him and Grasshoppers’ Samuel Krasniqi.

However, sources say that Kosovo’s project appealed more to the player and, after several days of discussions with his family, he gave the “Dardanians” a positive answer.

Thus, Dalipi will be available to Kosovo from March, when the qualifiers for the “Euro 2028” European Championship officially begin.

“Crazy” competition for him in Germany

Interest in the young man from Presheva is extremely high throughout Europe, but all eyes are undoubtedly on Germany, more specifically the Bundesliga.

According to reports in the Swiss media, Lutfi Dalipi has already been contacted by clubs such as Leipzig, Hoffenheim and Frankfurt, while he also remains “on the radar” of Fiorentina and Betis.

The player’s current wish is to finish this season at Vaduz before returning to Young Boys, after which he will make a decision about his future.