Complex sentence: Wendel received French nationality in 2011 and it was reported that he desired to play for France, however, in fact he is ineligible to play for a national team other than his native Brazil because he only held Brazilian nationality when he represented Brazil.
Split into simpler sentences: Wendel received French nationality in 2011 and it was reported that he desired to play for France,. However, in fact, he is ineligible to play for a national team other than his native Brazil because he only held Brazilian nationality when he represented Brazil.