The Italian centre-back arrives on loan to strengthen Quique Setién’s defence
Matteo Gabbia is now a Yellow! The 23-year-old Italian defender joins Villarreal CF on loan from AC Milan for the 23/24 season to bring freshness and grit to the Submarine’s defence.
The Lombardy-born player joined Milan’s first team after coming through the youth ranks at the Rossoneri. After making his debut in 2017 in a Europa League match, he went on loan to Serie C side AS Lucchese in 2018, before returning to the San Siro.
A promise of Italian football
At the age of 23, Gabbia has been capped by the Italian national team at all youth levels, from U15s to U21s, for which he played seven games, two of them at the European Championship. In Serie A, he has made a total of 37 appearances, accumulating 2,384 minutes of playing time in the top flight of Italian football.
The player will join the morning training session this morning (9:30am) and will then travel with the team to the training camp in the Netherlands and Portugal. In the coming days, his official presentation will be announced.
Welcome, Matteo!
