Nations League and transfer market. Frattesi, Chiesa, Zaniolo, Gnonto, Retegui: now no distractions – Corriere.it

An opportunity and a showcase. Spain-Italy, the semi-final of the Nations League tomorrow evening in Enschede, in the southeast of Holland, near the border with Germany, will help Mancini to mitigate the disappointment of the missed World Cup and to revive the ambitions of many Azzurri. Summer goes like this: he plays for the national team and thinks about the market, without getting too distracted.

Davide Frattesi, insertion midfielder, one of the best in Serie A, ready to leave Sassuolo to make a leap, with his agent, Giuseppe Riso, was clear: «He should only call me when there is something serious». He doesn’t want to waste energy. Meanwhile, he got an idea: «Sooner or later I’ll go abroad, but now I want to continue my journey in Italy and would like to do it in a team with the midfield three». It seems like a beautiful and good message for Inter, even if they shouldn’t be overlooked Rome and Juventus. «My role model is Barella, the best in insertions, a source of inspiration for me». And with Barella he could make a relay tomorrow night against the Spaniards.

At one instead, Federico Chiesa is aiming for the starting shirt, which comes from a chiaroscuro season at Juventus. In the national team he is perky and in the tests of Coverciano, Mancini has always deployed him in the starting trident. Fede in Turin is unhappy and would like a change of scenery. At Juve, which needs to raise cash, there are no non-transferables. Liverpool, Newcastle and Manchester United have done polls and the blue window could warm the English.

Frattesi on Italians abroad gives advice to sailors on the market which is also a not even veiled criticism: «In Italy our players are always denigrated thinking that foreigners are better. Someone miscalculates…”.

Wilfried Gnonto, a real invention of Mancini, is already abroad and after an excellent season at Leeds could return. Meanwhile he has won two national teams: until Sunday he will play in the Nations, then he will go to theUnder-21 European Championship (in Romania and Georgia, 21 June-July 2023) with window on the Paris Olympiad. A beautiful full summer waiting for the right phone call, which could come from Juventus. And that would be the last word, for him who grew up in the Inter youth academy. A phone call also awaits Zaniolo, who was forced to emigrate to Galatasaray and has a 30 million clause to return to Serie A. Juve and Milan are his wishes.

Mateo Retegui, the centre-forward who comes from a distance, two goals in his first two matches for the national team against England and Malta, must conquer two Italys, that of Mancio and Serie A. In yesterday’s matches he was never included in the starting lineup, but the Argentine is not the type to be discouraged. His goal, after choosing the blue, is to land in our league.