Italy’s head coach Roberto Mancini admits that he expected Emerson Palmieri to leave Chelsea in the window of movement to play normal first-team football.
The left-back ran out of playing time in his two-and-a-half years at Stamford Bridge and was strongly connected with a return to Serie A before Monday’s move-in deadline.
Juventus would have liked to have brought Emerson on deadline day and his former club, Roma, had an interest in the 26-year-old.
However, a movement did not materialize and now it appears that it will remain in West London, the movement window remains open for Portuguese clubs for a few more weeks.
Mancini is disappointed that Emerson, a member of the Italian national team for the friendly with Moldova and the League of Nations physies opposed to Poland and the Netherlands, has not gone looking for a new club.
“I was hoping Emerson would join a team he can play on continuously,” Mancini said at a press conference before Wednesday’s assembly with Moldova in Florence.
“We’ve had a little challenge, now there are fewer Italians compared to the past. But we still combine a wonderful team. “
Federico Chiesa, however, has secured his deadline replacement when he joined Juventus champions Fiorentina in an agreement that can be worth up to 60 million euros.
“For us he is a vital player,” Mancini said. “He was when he was at Fiorentina and now he’s at Juventus. He still has room there. “
The Juventus contingent named in Mancini’s team has been slow to sign for the rest of his teammates due to restrictions similar to coronaviruses.
But Mancini is upset by his delayed arrival and suggested that he will appoint a strong team to the friendly at Stadio Artemio Franchi.
“There are no big problems. Juventus players will arrive on Wednesday,” he said.
“The rating is very much for us. We can’t compromise what we’ve done in the last few months at tomorrow’s game.
“We have picked up 8 or nine positions and would like to climb even higher before the World Cup playoff draw. We have to get it right in matches that don’t count too much. “