Roman Neustadter s spot in Russia s Euro 2016 squad can be locked in after the Schalke midfielder gained citizenship on Wednesday.
Neustadter was included in Leonid Slutsky s 23-man party for the tournament in France, having committed his international future to Russia despite earning two Germany caps in 2012 and 2013.
Slutsky was forced into a change of his initial squad when an ankle injury forced Alan Dzagoev out of the tournament, but any concerns over Neustadter s status were quelled when his documents were processed this week.
Роман Нойштедтер официально получил гражданство РФ, сообщает Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации
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