The coach of the senior national team of Italy Luciano Spalletti is confident that Fiorentina highly rated teen Michael Kayode won’t switch his nationality to Nigeria after snubbing him in his squad for the last round of the international games, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
In what is the final set of games before camping will begin for the European championship, Kayode wasn’t called up to the Italian side, who were 2-0 winners over Ecuador and 2-1 winners over Venezuela respectively.
So far he has been talked about as one of the best prospects in the Italian top flight as he has been ever present for Fiorentina. This season which is his first in the top flight he has played in 21 league games, six conference league games, three Italian cup games and one in the Italian Super Cup.
He has a goal and four assists to his name from 31 games in all competitions. A return which has put top teams on red alert over his talent.
Kayode who has represented Italy at various youth levels is still eligible for the senior national team of Nigeria, a country he qualifies for through his parents who are from the West African country. His non invitation sparked concerns on if the 19 year old who was contacted by former Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro will be open to discussing the option of switching to Nigeria.
” No chance. Spalletti has already assured everyone around European football that Kayode won’t consider any other country except Italy, and that is factual because it is what the player wants. No one is worried over losing him to Nigeria because that isn’t an issue at the moment”, a member of his representative told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
