La Stampa: Foreign alarm goes off for Serie A as Italians only make up 32% | OneFootball

Amid recent struggles for Italy’s national team, questions have been asked about the state of Serie A as a breeding ground for Italian players. As highlighted by a report, there is cause for concern on this front.

While Italy managed to win the Euros in 2021 (Euro 2020), they missed out on the World Cup in 2018 and in 2022, while getting knocked out in the round of 16 of Euro 2024. In other words, there are evidently issues and the development of Italian players in Serie A is a huge part of that.

The Growth Decree, essentially a tax relief for foreign players in Italy, was removed as a result of the discussions and work is still ongoing to improve the situation. However, as highlighted by La Stampa this morning (via MilanNews), an alarm has gone off yet again.

In fact, out of the players who have entered the pitch in Serie A this season, only 32% are Italian. Put differently, 588 players have featured in the league this season and a whopping 401 of them are foreigners.

Udinese have the most foreign players in their squad with 27, while Parma and Verona are closely behind at 26. AC Milan, meanwhile have 25 foreign players and are tied with the likes of Como and Parma. Among the big clubs, Inter are at 19 while Juventus are at 20.

Milan are expected to undergo an ‘Italianisation’ of sorts in the summer following the struggles this season.,