Marco Amelia praises the attitude of Milan’s Gianluigi Donnarumma and says “he’s talked about a lot” in England.
The 16-year-old goalkeeper has cemented a starting shirt for the Rossoneri this season, drawing comparisons to Gianluigi Buffon.
Amelia – who came out of retirement to join Chelsea this season – is himself a former Diavolo player, and spoke to Milan Channel about the youngster.
Marco Amelia praises the attitude of Milan’s Gianluigi Donnarumma and says “he’s talked about a lot” in England.
The 16-year-old goalkeeper has cemented a starting shirt for the Rossoneri this season, drawing comparisons to Gianluigi Buffon.
Amelia – who came out of retirement to join Chelsea this season – is himself a former Diavolo player, and spoke to Milan Channel about the youngster.
“In my last year at Milan, Gianluigi was still a kid,” Amelia recalled.
“He still is, but you could tell back then that he was already impressive from a physical point of view and he had the right attitude.
“He’s made his own path, and this year he’s shown himself to be ready.
“Young lads with good physiques are a dime a dozen, but it’s his attitude and personality that set him apart. If you talk to him he seems like a 25 or 30-year-old, but he’s not yet 17.
“Where can he improve? Up to this point you can only really say [Domenico] Berardi’s free-kick [for Sassuolo] where he tried to anticipate it and got done on the post he was covering.
“These things can happen though. Now there’s enthusiasm and it’s ‘easier’, the difficulty will come next year when he has to confirm what he’s doing.
“I don’t think it’ll go to his head, but my advice would be to maintain this attitude.
“Perhaps he’s spoken about more abroad. I’m here in London, and he’s talked about so much by our scouts here in London and by our goalkeeping coaches.
“Donnarumma is being followed by many clubs, but I’m sure Milan will keep him because they need players who will stay in the Rossoneri shirt for many years.”