The coach claims the Aston Villa player needs affection and that his habits are not always ideal

Nicolo Zaniolo, a midfielder for Aston Villa,

and Italy manager Luciano Spalletti have regular talks in an effort to help Zaniolo regain his best form.

The Italy manager’s remarks about the Aston Villa player,

who is having difficulty reaching his potential, are covered by Forza Roma today.

The midfield player, who arrived in the summer as part of the team’s attempt to bolster their roster for this season,

However, Zaniolo has only started in the Premier League starting lineup 54% of the time

thus far and has played in just 40% of the available minutes,

suggesting that the trade has not exactly been successful for either side.

In the Europa Conference League, it has been a similar scenario;

in the three games he has played so far this season,

the Italian has yet to score or record an assist.

Naturally, this has raised concerns about his loan agreement at Aston Villa and whether it’s in the best interests of both sides.

In the interim, Spalletti, who oversees him for Italy,

says he is in regular communication with him in an effort to assist in getting the most out of him.

He remarked, “Zaniolo is strong; I call him; he is at home alone; he needs affection.”

“He has bad habits sometimes. When you have good daily routines, you’re more productive at work.

And I inform him of this.

“He is a strong player, even though he had a bit of a slow return against Macedonia and then gave up a goal.”

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