Gianluigi Donnarumma said that he has never asked the Italian national team for a “single euro.”
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who is captain of the embattled Italian men’s football team, has denied reports that players had asked the country’s federation for a bonus if they had qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Italy, the second-most succesfull team in the history of the tournament, failed to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row, something that has been seen as a disaster in the country and has led to calls for an overhaul in the way the sport is run.
“I was hurt more by the comments [from the media], by the words that were said,” the Manchester City goalkeeper told Sky Italia.