The reason is the foot injury that the Aston Villa player received in the match with Liverpool
Attacking midfielder Aston Villa Nicolo Zaniolo won’t play for Italian national team on European Championship 2024.
The 24-year-old player suffered a microfracture of his foot in a recent English Premier League match against Liverpool (3:3). Let us remember that in that match Unai Emery’s team made an impressive comeback, winning back from a 1:3 score five minutes before the end of normal time.
The injury definitely puts an end to Zaniolo’s hopes of playing at the continental championship. Previously, he was unable to take part in Euro 2020 due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee. It is reported that Squadra Azzurra coach Luciano Spalletti has already 70-80% decided on his application for the upcoming forum, which will be held in Germany.
Let us remind you that the Italian plays for the Birmingham club on loan from Galatasaray. For Emery’s team, he played 39 incomplete matches, in which he scored three goals and received 12 yellow cards. Back in March, it became known that Aston Villa did not plan to pay the Turkish giant 27 million euros to buy out the player’s contract.
Aston Villa guaranteed itself fourth place and participation in the Champions League for the tour before the end of the Premier League season.
Source: Sportarena
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