Italy, hunting for Tresoldi: “I have spoken with him”

He is 22 years old and is one of the most coveted scorers of the moment. Big European clubs like Milan and Atlético They are tracking him, but his international future is also up in the air. Nicolò Tresoldi, author of 14 goals in the Belgian championship and 5 in the Champions League this season with the Club Bruges, He was born in Cagliari, but is an Under-21 international with Germany and he must decide which team he will defend at an absolute level.

Five children of immigrants already summoned

Since his return in June at the head of the ‘Azzurra’, Roberto Mancini has called up five players, children of immigrants, who have dual nationality. It is the case of Michael Kayode (Brentford), Issa Doumbia (Portuguese Sperting), Alessandro Romano (Cagliari), Mohamed Ali Zoma (Nuremberg) and Matteo Palma, young 22-year-old centre-back from Udinese whom he summoned on Saturday after leaving Gianluca Mancini (Rome) and validate FIFA your change of nationality. Born in Germany, this promising player has played with both Italy and the ‘Mannschaft’ in youth categories.

The Italian Football Federation is working to make Tresoldi the next player to join this list, as Mancini himself confirmed today at the start of the training camp ahead of the Nations League matches against France on Thursday in San Siro and Belgium on Sunday in Brussels.

““There are many players with dual nationality, and we are following them, like other national teams, to try to incorporate them,” stated the Italian coach. “I spoke with Tresoldi and Ranieri (technical director of the national team) also. Above all, I think he must feel the desire to play for Italy. He was born in Italy, like his father, who played in the under-21 team and won the European Under-21 Championship. I think there are chances that he will choose the Italian team. “He knows he can be an important player for our future and we hope he makes the right decision.”

Tresoldi went to Germany at the age of 13 due to his mother’s work issues and trained and debuted as a professional in the Hanover, from which he made the jump to Bruges in 2025. He already stood out at that stage, which is why he played with the ‘Mannschaft’ in the U-18 category and currently in the U-21.