Mancini has spoken with Tresoldi over Italy call-up and says ‘I think there’s a chance’
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)
Roberto Mancini has confirmed that he has spoken with Club Brugge striker Nicolo Tresoldi about his international future and says that there is ‘a chance’ the 22-year-old decides to declare for Italy at senior level.
What Mancini said about Tresoldi and a potential Italy call-up during Monday’s press conference
Tresoldi is currently a regular with the Germany U21 side and it is expected that he will continue playing with the German youth side until the end of the U21 European Championship coming up at the end of the 2026-27 season.
Tresoldi was born in Cagliari to an Italian father and a mother of Italian and Argentine descent, but moved to Germany as a teenager, which means that he has three options to pick from at senior international level.
The youngster boasts impressive goalscoring numbers in Belgium: He has averaged exactly a goal every other game during his time with Club Brugge (37 from 74 appearances across all competitions) and has 14 goals from 17 appearances in 2026-27 already, including five goals from four Champions League outings.
There has been a lot of hope among Azzurri supporters that Tresoldi, a childhood Milan supporter, will decide to represent Italy at senior international level.
Mancini spoke about the talented 22-year-old during his press conference at Coverciano on Monday.
The CT confirmed that both he and Claudio Ranieri have spoken to Tresoldi regarding his international future and says that ‘we hope he makes the right choice’.
“I spoke to Tresoldi, Ranieri too. But I believe that he must feel that he wants to play for the national team,” said Mancini on Monday.
“His father is Italian; he won the Euros with the U21. I think there’s a chance. He knows he can be an important player for the future; we hope he makes the right choice.”
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