{"id":3061,"date":"2024-10-16T21:21:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T21:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/milan-problem-with-lack-of-italian-and-home-grown-players-only-2-in-team\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T21:21:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T21:21:14","slug":"milan-problem-with-lack-of-italian-and-home-grown-players-only-2-in-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/milan-problem-with-lack-of-italian-and-home-grown-players-only-2-in-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Milan problem with lack of Italian and home grown players, only 2 in team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Matteo Gabbia celebrates Inter-Milan winner EPA-EFE\/MATTEO BAZZI<\/p>\n

Milan have a growing problem with the lack of Italian players in the squad and that could be very damaging if they do not resolve it soon.<\/p>\n

The Rossoneri have several times this season fielded a line-up with at most one Italian in the starting XI, which tends to be either Davide Calabria or Matteo Gabbia.<\/p>\n

Having a shortage of homegrown figures is a concern, because the rules in both Serie A and the Champions League require a certain number of players who were formed at the club and who represent their country.<\/p>\n

There are four slots representing each of these criteria, although in Serie A those under 22 are not included.<\/p>\n

Milan short on Italian players<\/h2>\n
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VERONA, ITALY \u2013 MARCH 17: Davide Calabria of AC Milan celebrates with the fans after the team\u2019s victory during the Serie A TIM match between Hellas Verona FC and AC Milan at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on March 17, 2024 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the current Milan squad for Serie A, only two players were formed in the academy \u2013 Calabria and Gabbia.<\/p>\n

Only two were formed in other Italian clubs, Marco Sportiello and Alessandro Florenzi, though both are long-term injury absentees anyway.<\/p>\n

It could get even worse, because Calabria and Florenzi are not expected to remain beyond the end of this season.<\/p>\n

As things stand, there are four slots set aside in the Milan squad that are not being used because they don\u2019t have enough players fulfilling that criteria.<\/p>\n

It could therefore affect the club\u2019s transfer strategy going forward.<\/p>\n