Alexandro Bernabei has revealed his ambition is now to line up alongside Lionel Messi for Argentina as he nears completion of his £4.5 million move from Celtic.
The full back is set to depart the Scottish champions after Internacional turned his loan move into a permanent one after negotiations over the weekend.
Bernabei's displays in Brazil's Serie A saw him named in their Team of the Season and now he wants to cap it by winning a call-up to the World Cup winners.
He said: "My dream is to play for the Argentine national team.
"You have to keep working. If it has to happen, it will happen at some point, hopefully.
"It would be a dream to play with my country's shirt.
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"I don't know Lionel Messi and I would love to meet him. If it's on the pitch with Argentina, even better...
"We have players like Julio Soler, Colo Barco and Francisco Ortega who have played there, but I am up for the task of competing for that position.
"They even asked me if I could play for Brazil here!
"Then all my friends sent me the videos, memes and stickers with me wearing the Brazilian shirt!
"At Internacional, I changed my attitude and my desire to improve every day and I never stopped learning.
"The full-back position is a position that is highly regarded in Brazil."
