Have BVB found the next world star? | OneFootball

BVB have an 18-year-old Italian in the squad who speaks with remarkable maturity in an interview about pressure, money, and early fame, making people sit up and take notice.

Samuele Inacio gave an interview offering insight into his attitude toward professional football. Speaking to the Italian magazine “Undici,” the youngster speaks enthusiastically about his profession: for him, football remains above all a passion and a game. Even so, he is familiar with its darker sides. According to his own statement, Samuele Inacio hardly feels the pressure, while many of his teammates definitely do. He also cites less vacation time and less time for friends as drawbacks of life as a professional.

Particularly telling is what the Italian says about the dangers for young players. He sees early attention and the first big salaries as the biggest risk. Some talents, he says, already think they have made it after a single goal or one professional appearance. Samuele Inacio clearly distances himself from that mindset: “I’m not like that, there is always something to work toward.”

When it comes to money, the BVB youngster also comes across as surprisingly down-to-earth. His mother manages his account together with external experts. He does treat himself to a gift now and then, but pointless spending is not his style. At the moment, he is studying for his driver’s license, and he wants to choose his first car very carefully.

One reason for the Italian’s attitude toward life and professional football also lies in his family. Over the past years, his father has been like a mentor to him—not in footballing terms, but on a personal level. In that respect, he said, his father “put me under a lot of pressure.” Samuele Inacio explained: “For my family, it is much more important that I am a good, well-brought-up boy than a good footballer. Since I was little, he has told me that attitude is everything: you can be technically brilliant, but if you play without desire, you will never be able to show who you really are.”

BVB could have the next world star in their squad with Samuele Inacio

These statements show that Samuele Inacio has an outstanding attitude toward professional football. Especially his remark that there is always a new goal, along with his grounded nature, shows a great deal of maturity and character at a young age. In that sense, the 18-year-old recalls the mentality of some great footballers who always stayed grounded despite their success.

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If Samuele Inacio truly maintains this attitude, he has everything it takes to rise to world-star status one day. The young Italian has already shown in his first appearances for Borussia Dortmund that he certainly has the footballing talent for it. And if the attitude matches as well, BVB may well have struck gold with him.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.