Gattuso told RAI Sport.<\/a><\/p>\nGiacomo Raspadori contributed two goals and two assists in Gattuso\u2019s games so far for Italy, and starts again this evening. Is he one of the leaders of this squad?<\/p>\n
\u201cI like to have more than one leader, so some who talk a lot, some who do their talking on the pitch, but we need the whole team. Jack is a player with incredible quality, he can give us a big hand, just like the others.\u201d<\/p>\n
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND \u2013 SEPTEMBER 18: Gianluigi Donnarumma of Manchester City celebrates his team\u2019s second goal scored by teammate Jeremy Doku (not pictured) during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Phase MD1 match between Manchester City and SSC Napoli at City of Manchester Stadium on September 18, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Several of the current Italy players have moved to the Premier League for their club football, such as Sandro Tonali, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Riccardo Calafiori, but Gattuso insists it can only help Italian football overall.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey play another sport on an economic level, it\u2019s tough to say, but it has to be said. A player at a \u2018small\u2019 club there earns four or five times as much as he can at the biggest club here,\u201d said the coach.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople ask why our players leave Italy, that\u2019s why, because they are given so much money. Also, they get a genuine day off there, which was already my situation when I played for Glasgow Rangers in 1997, whereas our culture is to have this constant stress.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe worry about what the fans say, the President, the director of sport, it\u2019s more complicated. It\u2019s up to us to start setting the parameters and putting a different approach.\u201d<\/p>\n
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BERGAMO, ITALY \u2013 SEPTEMBER 05: Giacomo Raspadori of Italy celebrates with teammates after scoring his team\u2019s third goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
With a packed fixture list, this week FIFA President Gianni Infantino suggested playing the next 2030 World Cup in Saudi Arabia during the Winter, following in the footsteps of the 2022 event in Qatar.<\/p>\n
However, Gattuso can confirm he is not a fan of this idea.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can only say I experienced it myself as coach of Valencia, the World Cup in Qatar made it difficult, you had to stop, start all over again mid-season, play 18 games to finish the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was something new, I don\u2019t want to contradict the President, but this is really not ideal for anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
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BERGAMO, ITALY \u2013 SEPTEMBER 05: Gennaro Gattuso, Head Coach of Italy during the National anthems prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n