Andrea D’Amico, the intermediary who worked on Insigne’s move to Toronto, has no doubt that he will continue playing with the Italian national team.
The deal between Toronto FC and Lorenzo Insigne is imminent and it should be confirmed in the next couple of days. The Italian playmaker is set to arrive in Major League Soccer in July as a free agent after not signing a contract extension with Serie A side Napoli.
“Working for Toronto FC as their representative, it was very difficult to keep it all under wraps,” intermediary Andrea D’Amico told Radio Marte. "Toronto will certainly not have Insigne in January, the move was always meant to be for July. Now Lorenzo is focused on the season with Napoli. I find nothing strange about this, it is a job."
Insigne to continue to play for Italy
With Insigne moving to MLS, many believe that the coach of the Italian national team, Roberto Mancini, will not call him up for the 2022 World Cup because when Sebastian Giovinco moved to Toronto, he became ‘invisible.’ Even though he was named the league's MVP, won the golden boot and won the MLS Cup.
But according to D’Amico, the intermediary who worked on Insigne’s move to Toronto, said that the 30-year-old will arrive in July and he will continue to be a key player for the national team. According to the latest report, Insigne signed his new contract on Tuesday in a hotel in Rome.
“Insigne is the captain of Napoli and won the European Championship only a few months ago,” replied D’Amico. “People have short memories in sport. I don’t think he risks becoming invisible to Italy. It’s an important experience for him, in an increasingly competitive league. They’ll organise the World Cup there in 2026 and Italy could well end up staying in Toronto for logistical reasons in that tournament, while eight or nine Italian clubs are now owned by American and Canadian businesses.”