Dima: Gattuso is considering recruiting Atalanta s 17-year-old Ahano, Milan was interested this summer

October 8th, according to Di Marzio’s personal website, Italian coach Gattuso is paying close attention to Atlanta’s 17-year-old Honest Ahanor. This summer, Milan was also interested in introducing the youngster, but ultimately chose Estupinian due to cost issues.

Ahano is one of the most eye-catching young players in Italian football at the moment. Despite his young age, the Atalanta full-back has already shown great talent. He first played for Genoa and became the youngest player in Serie A history. Now he continues to prove his strength in Atlanta. He even attracted the attention of Italian national team coach Gennaro Gattuso.

Gattuso revealed that he is considering recruiting this young genius. However, for the 17-year-old Ahano, his primary goal is still to fight for a starting position in the club. Atlanta is known for being good at discovering potential new stars. In order to get Ahano, they paid a transfer fee of 17 million euros to Genoa.

This summer, not only Atlanta is interested in Ahano, Milan has also shown strong interest in him. Milan's interest in Ahano began when Allegri returned to coaching the Rossoneri. Allegri's close confidant and former Padua teammate Simone Tognon (Simone Tognon) once worked in the Genoa youth training camp. He witnessed Ahano's growth with his own eyes. It was on his recommendation that Allegri began to pay attention to this new star born in 2008. However, since the player's worth has exceeded 20 million euros plus additional terms, this exceeds the budget prepared by Milan to replace Special Olympics who went to Saudi Arabia. In the end, the Rossoneri chose Estupinian as a replacement.

At a press conference held on the eve of the games against Estonia and Israel, Italian national team coach Gattuso clearly expressed his interest in Ahano. But at present, the youngster born in 2008 is not qualified to play on behalf of the Azzurri. Although he was born in Aversa, in the Campania region, his parents were Nigerian. Currently, he has not yet obtained Italian citizenship.

From a football perspective, Ahano already has the strength to be selected for the adult national team. However, before he can officially put on the blue jersey, he still needs to complete a series of administrative procedures.