Capello backs Milan move for Tresoldi: ‘They only had one Italian on the pitch at Genoa’
MILAN, ITALY - OCTOBER 13: Nicolo Tresoldi of Club Brugge KV celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase MD2 match between FC Internazionale Milano and Club Brugge KV at Stadio San Siro on October 13, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Fabio Capello believes Nicolò Tresoldi would be a good signing for Milan, and he has questioned the lack of Italian players in the Rossoneri side.
Speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport, via MilanNews.it, the former Rossoneri player and coach backed the Club Brugge striker to succeed at San Siro, as Gerry Cardinale considers a January move.
“Tresoldi could do well at Milan, definitely,” Capello said. “He could also decide to play for Italy, and that would be great too.
“I’ll tell you something: the other day I was watching Genoa-Milan, and Milan started with only one Italian on the pitch. And with that, I’ve said it all.”
Capello on Tresoldi and Milan’s Italian contingent
Alphadjo Cissè was the only Italian in Ruben Amorim’s starting XI in Sunday’s 2-1 win at the Ferraris, and he scored the opener. The rest of the line-up came from France, Spain, Belgium, Croatia, the United States and Portugal.
Tresoldi was born in Cagliari but grew up in Germany, and Italy and Germany are both trying to persuade him to play for them. The 22-year-old impressed Cardinale with a Champions League hat-trick against Inter at San Siro in October, and he has said that playing for the Rossoneri, the club he supported as a boy, is his dream.
A deal won’t be easy. Brugge won’t accept less than €40m in January, and Milan may only make their move if they can’t find a cheaper loan option to back up Gonçalo Ramos.
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