Leonardo Bonucci on Gigio Donnarummaโ€™s return to San Siro: โ€œWhoever whistles an Italy player is brainlessโ€

Italy veteran Leonardo Bonucci has stated that whoever whistles or booes Gigio Donnarumma on his return to San Siro is โ€˜brainlessโ€™.

The goalkeeper left Milan in acrimonious circumstances to join Paris Saint-Germain last summer. While he wasnโ€™t a regular for the side early on last season, he has now become a regular for them.

Italy take on England at the San Siro on Friday evening in what will be a repeat of the Euro 2020 final last year. But the game at San Siro brings about Donnarummaโ€™s return to the stadium where the goalkeeper grew up as a Rossoneri youngster.

During Italy national teamโ€™s press conference ahead of the game, Bonucci offered protection to Donnarumma (via Di Marzio).

The defender stated: โ€œWhoever whistles a player of the Italian national team is, for me, a brainless person. The player represents the whole nation and also whoever is whistling. I do not see why Donnarumma, who has only made a choice, has been not been the first to be booed and he will not be the last.โ€

Donnarumma won the Euros with Italy in the summer of 2021 and the 23-year-old has played eight league games for PSG this season, letting in only four goals and picking up five clean sheets so far.

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