Italy national team manager Roberto Mancini believes Emerson Palmieri should return to Serie A from Premier League side Chelsea.
In the interview with La Gazzetta Dello Sport,
Roberto Mancini
admits it is better for Chelsea’s
Emerson Palmieri
to return to Serie A and calls
Lorenzo Insigne
fairly irreplaceable in the Italy squad.
“It would be ideal for him to join an ambitious Serie A club, it would be the best thing and the same is true of [Stephan] El Shaarawhy,”
Mancini said
.
Lorenzo Insigne has put up better performances in the national team compared to his club Napoli.
“He is unique for us. With his link-up play, he is the less replaceable player we have,"
Mancini revealed
.
“[Lorenzo] Pellegrini is also very important for us, he can play in every role and he always plays well, he is such a nice guy too.”
Can be a reference for
Nicolò Zaniolo
?
“Nicolò is only young. He will understand that he can only improve by dedicating a big slice of his day to football.”
Does
Balotelli
still have a chance to break into the squad?
“I don’t close doors on anyone, but for Mario is very difficult, same thing for [Mattia] Destro. After [Ciro] Immobile and [Andrea] Belotti there are players like [Francesco] Caputo, [Kevin] Lasagna, [Gianluca] Scamacca who are ahead in the peaking order. [Moise] Kean is doing very well too.”