The U21 EURO in Georgia and Romania kicked off on Wednesday, here are the Serie A starlets that will be involved in the tournament.
The first four games of the U21 EURO were played on Wednesday, June 21 and saw Georgia beat Portugal 2-0 and Ukraine win over Croatia with the same result.
Belgium and the Netherlands picked up a 0-0 draw, while Spain beat Romania 3-0.
Italy U21 make their debut tonight, Thursday, June 22, against France (click here for probable line-ups).
Aside from the Azzurrini, many other Serie A starlets will be involved in the tournament. Belgium are the country with the most representatives from Italy’s top flight. France, Netherlands, Germany and Norway have one each, while Valentin Mihăilă and Adrián Bernabe of Parma, Serie B, play for Romania and Spain, respectively. Neither player was involved in last night’s meeting at the Steaua Stadium.
Germany’s Yann-Aurel Bisseck is under contract with AGF Aarhus but will soon join Inter for €7m.
Click here for Italy’s U21 squad at the Euros and check the other Serie A starlets below.
BELGIUM
Koni De Winter (Empoli, on loan from Juventus)
Aster Vranckx (Milan, will return to Wolfsburg)
Charles De Ketelaere (Milan)
FRANCE
Pierre Kalulu (Milan)
GERMANY
Yann-Aurel Bisseck (AGF Aarhus, will join Inter)
NETHERLANDS
Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna)
NORWAY
Erik Botheim (Salernitana)
ROMANIA
Valentin Mihăilă (Parma – Serie B)
SPAIN
Adrián Bernabe (Parma – Serie B)