Pellegatti shocked at Milan’s failure to look at the Italian mercato: “Several are even good”

In recent years, AC Milan have struggled to contribute players to the Italian National Team, and this may be due to their mercato activity.

It seemed like Milan would target the Italian market in the summer, with Massimiliano Allegri and Igli Tare both wanting to ‘Italianise’ the squad. However, Samuele Ricci was the only addition in this regard.

Since then, the number of national team members in the squad has wavered. The midfielder is struggling for minutes, so he is not getting regular time for the Azzurri, and Matteo Gabbia is only just getting back into the mix.

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In other words, the Italianisation has not been successful.

Few Italians at Milan

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Carlo Pellegatti looked at the issue, as MilanNews relays.

“This is a completely personal opinion, nothing to belittle or underestimate anyone’s opinions, but I’m being honest. I’m not shocked to see Milan not buying Italian players. They exist, and several are even good, but the problem is that they cost twice as much as foreign players.”

There is, perhaps, an influx of talent about to come into the Azzurri thanks to the academy. However, for now at least, it seems the Rossoneri will continue to offer very little to the national team, which may be a frustration to some.