 Fati was originally eligible to represent Guinea-Bissau at international level, but did not represent the nation of his birth at any level.After his debut in La Liga, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) showed interest in him, with "Diario AS" reporting that the Spanish government had set its sights on granting Fati citizenship with a view to including him in the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.He is also reportedly eligible for a Portuguese passport through his grandparents' birth in colonial Portuguese Guinea.