A month after the announcement of Houssem Aouar, wishing to wear the jersey of Algeria, it was thought that the articles would fuse everywhere to announce the forcing of the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) with another Franco-Algerian of OL, Rayan Cherki. But surprise this Tuesday, the daily La Repubblica indicates that the attacking midfielder Lyon would also be tracked... by the Italian selection.


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The 19-year-old, who is revealed this season in Ligue 1 (3 goals and 5 assists) and who is preparing to play the Euro Espoirs in June with the Blueberries, would indeed have a grandfather from Puglia, region of southern Italy. This would have been enough to push Roberto Mancini to consider summoning the young Lyonnais.



After all, last month, the coach of the Nazionale surprised by summoning for the first time Mateo Retegui, Argentine striker of CA Tigre, during the debut of the Euro 2024 qualifiers. Possessing an Italian passport because of the Sicilian origins of his grandfather, the 23-year-old player was bluffing for his first steps with the Italian selection (2 goals against England and Malta), all without speaking a word of Italian.

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