Dima: Gattuso considered recruiting Ahanol for Italy, but he does not have Italian citizenship

Hupu reported on October 8th that Di Marzio reported: Gattuso is considering recruiting Atlanta's young full-back Honest Ahanor for the Italian national team. This player appeared on AC Milan's transfer list this summer.

Ahanol was born in 2008. In Genoa, he became the youngest player to play in Serie A last season. This summer, Milan and many other teams were interested in him, and Atlanta finally signed him for 20 million euros. This young player with excellent physical condition and solid basic skills is generally considered to have the potential to become a star-level full-back.

There is another obstacle that needs to be overcome between him and the national team - although he was born and raised in Italy, Ahanor, who is of Nigerian descent, does not have an Italian passport. Therefore, although he grew up in the Italian youth training, he was not selected for any youth team at any level, nor was he selected for the adult national team.

During his time at Genoa, the team made long-term and repeated efforts to obtain Italian citizenship for him, but due to "bureaucracy" and red tape, there has been no progress so far. At the same time, he still has the possibility of being selected for the Nigeria national team.