Super Eagles set to miss out on exciting midfielder as Italy manager Mancini hands 24-year-old first-time invitation

The Azzurri head coach begins preparation for subsequent yr’s qualifying matches for the 2024 European Championship

The Italian Soccer Federation has taken the lead within the race for securing the worldwide allegiance of Napoli-owned midfielder Michael Folorunsho.

Born in Rome, Italy, to oldsters of Nigerian descent, Folorunsho is eligible to play for Gli Azzurri and the Tremendous Eagles. Curiously, the 24-year-old has by no means featured in any of the 2 international locations’ youth groups.

Folorunsho has, nonetheless, loved a superb begin to the 2022-2023 Serie B season whereas on mortgage at Bari.

The previous Reggina signing has scored 5 targets and registered an help in 16 league video games for the White and Reds. It’s a contribution that has lifted Bari to 3rd on the Serie B desk, with a promotion playoff ticket inside attain.

Italy nationwide workforce supervisor Roberto Mancini has been impressed with the standard of Folorunsho and has invited the midfielder to their European Championship camp.

The internship is scheduled from Tuesday 20 to Wednesday 21 December 2022 and can happen on the Coverciano technical middle.

The coaching camp is geared toward ‘facilitating the transition from the Nationwide Youth Groups to the Senior Nationwide Crew and increasing the bottom of selectable gamers in view of the subsequent engagements’.

Italy will face England and Malta in March 2023, of their first two qualifying matches for the 2024 European Championship.

Nigeria will miss out on Folorunsho ought to he make plenty of aggressive appearances for Italy.