As Gennaro Gattuso’s Italy will resume their 2026 World Cup qualification marketing campaign in September, Soccer Italia appears to 5 gamers who’ll be on the lookout for a call-up after their summer time transfers.
Earlier this week 5 higly-rated Azzurri gamers who could also be leaving their present golf equipment this summer time, as a few of their compatriots have already accomplished.
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There have been strikes inside Serie A golf equipment, returns or departues from Italy’s prime flight, so listed here are 5 Italian gamers who’ve already joined a brand new membership for 2025-26 and whether or not they might play for Gattuso beginning September.
Diego Coppola from Verona to Brighton
It was one of many first transfers accomplished this summer time and it arguably occurred on the peak of Coppola’s profession to this point. The 21-year-old had simply accomplished his first full season in Serie A and made his first two appearances at a senior degree with the Azzurri. Coppola at the beginning of June for round €12m and can absolutely be one of many gamers monitored by Gattuso throughout his tenure though the promising defender will want strong performances within the Premier League to develop into a starter within the Azzurri back-line.
Matteo Ruggeri from Atalanta to Atletico Madrid
The Colchoneros had chased Milan’s Theo Hernandez and Liverpool’s Andy Robertson earlier than who has but to make his senior debut with the Azzurri. Atletico secured Ruggeri’s providers for circa €17m and the defender’s path in Spain is undoubtedly one to look at in the course of the 2025-26 marketing campaign. Ruggeri was known as up by Gattuso’s predecessor Luciano Spalletti as soon as in March 2025, however has but to make his senior Azzurri debut. The massive query is: will he be capable to beat competitors from Future Udogie and Federico Dimarco down the left flank?
REGGIO NELL’EMILIA, ITALY – JUNE 9: Mateo Retegui of Italy in the course of the FIFA 2026 Qualifier between Italy and Moldova at Mapei Stadium – Citta’ del Tricolore on June 09, 2025 in Reggio nell’Emilia, Italy. (Photograph by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Pictures)
Mateo Retegui from Atalanta to Al-Qadsiah
The deal has not been introduced but, however the newest prime Serie A goalscorer is ready to hitch the Saudi facet for circa €70m. Naturally, there are doubts on whether or not the Argentine-born ahead can retain a daily spot within the Azzurri squad, however in accordance with Gazzetta, Gattuso is the 26-year-old who has six worldwide targets in 20 Azzurri appearances.
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Ciro Motionless from Besiktas to Bologna
This time round it’s not a participant leaving Serie A, however one returning to Italy’s prime flight on a free switch. Motionless, the very best scorer in Lazio’s historical past, left Besiktas after only one season to hitch Bologna. A Euro 2020 winner, the 35-year-old has admitted that he suggesting that he’s not a part of the coach’s plans, however there’s only one method to probably persuade Ringhio to vary his thoughts: rating as many targets as doable on the Dall’Ara. Ciro absolutely is aware of the best way to go having netted 201 occasions in 353 matches in Italy’s prime flight.
FROSINONE, ITALY – MARCH 16: Ciro Motionless of SS Lazio compete for the ball with Enzo Barreneche of Frosinone Calcio in the course of the Serie A TIM match between Frosinone Calcio and SS Lazio at Stadio Benito Stirpe on March 16, 2024 in Frosinone, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Pictures)
Samuele Ricci from Torino to Milan
Barely 120 km separate Turin and Milan however the journey Ricci has embarked goes past that distance. His €25m transfer to Milan is unquestionably the most important step in his profession particularly contemplating that he had develop into a semi-regular Italy starter below Spalletti after final summer time’s miserable Euros, wherein he had not participated. Opposite to Motionless, after his appointment as Italy boss so the ex-Torino star is anticipated to be a part of the Azzurri squad in September when La Nazionale will face Estonia and Israel in essential World Cup qualifying video games.
