Paulo Di Canio has stated that he believes “goalkeepers such as Gianluigi Donnarumma are born once every 50 years.”
The AC Milan man made his senior debut for Italy on Thursday, in the 3-1 friendly defeat to France, while becoming the youngster ever goalkeeper to play for the Azzurri.
Di Canio also believes that the 17-year-old is “touched by God”.
The former AC Milan, West Ham, and Charlton Athletic maverick said, as reported by Football Italia: “He seems to be intelligent and cool-headed. He has incredible qualities. Sinisa Mihajlovic did really well to immediately throw him into the ‘grown up’ football.
“He is touched by God, truly, and if he continues like this then he’ll be the natural heir to Gigi Buffon. Goalkeepers like Donnarumma are born once every 50 years. Milan have an iron curtain in their hands.”
The youngster is unlikely to feature in Italy’s first World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, due to the ever-reliant Gianluigi Buffon, but is expected to retain his place in AC Milan’s starting XI for their forthcoming match with Udinese.
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