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Six months in Serie A was enough to convince Inter to sign Kristjan Asllan. The red and black organizer stood out for the first team of Empoli and the biggest Italian teams followed him.
Asllani made the most of his opportunity at Carlo Castellani, raising plenty of enthusiasm with his excellent performances on the pitch. A goal against Inter at the San Siro, before joining the Black Panthers, confirmed his worth and that a big transfer was only a matter of time.
In the summer of 2022, Asllani took the big step of his career, joining Simone Inzaghi's Inter. The 22-year-old was seen as the ideal successor to Marcelo Brozovic, to play as a number 6 in front of the three-man defense.
Born in Albania, but raised in the shadow of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Asllani took his first steps in football with his local club Butese, a football school run by Francesco Pratali, a former footballer much loved by Empoli fans. . Asllani then moved to one of the best teams in Tuscany for talent development, Tau Altopascio.
Normally, a player of Asllani's potential would attract Fiorentina's interest, but the midfielder was guided to choose Empoli, a team whose primary focus is on activating young players.
The 12 million euro transfer to Inter probably came too soon for him. Brozovic was often injured in Asllani's first season at San Siro, but the Albanian was not ready at that time to "conduct" Inter's midfield. It was also one of the reasons why Hakan Calhanoglu was forced to move from an offensive role, as a more withdrawn midfielder. And Inzaghi's move proved effective, as Calhanoglu has become one of Inter's most important players in that role.
But as time went on, Asllani became automated with Inter's play process and began to make an impact. One of his most outstanding moments in the season we left behind was his activation in the Inter-Roma match, when the score was 0-0.
Asllani played a long diagonal ball to Federico Dimarco that broke through the Roma defence, and Marcus Thuram finished off the action with a goal.
If we look at the areas where Asllani is more involved with the ball since last season, you can notice that he operates the most in the middle of the field, an area where he also owns 18% of the touches of the ball, the highest percentage of touches compared to the areas the other where it is included.
He scored his first goal with Inter in his 53rd game with the black jersey, as he made the most of a Lautaro Martinez pass against Genoa.
During two years, Asllani has won all the possible trophies in Italy, the championship title, the Italian Cup and the Super Cup. He was also on the bench for the Champions League final against Manchester City last year.
His journey to Euro 2024 will start in Dortmund, against a national team he knows quite well, such as Italy. It will be a sentimental match for him, as he holds passports from both countries, but ultimately the 22-year-old will be hoping to confirm the high expectations that have been built for him and produce more performances in this tournament. positive on the playing field/SuperSport
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