In June 2013, the former coach of the Belgian under-18 and under-19 teams, Marc Van Geersom, declared that Januzaj had refused a call-up to the Belgian team a number of times, since he would prefer to play for Albania.
Në Qershor 2013, ish trajneri i Belgjikës U18 dhe U19 Marc Van Geersom deklaroi që Januzaj kishte refuzuar ftesat e kombëtares belge, pasi ai preferon të luaj me Kombëtaren Shqiptare.