Josip Ilicic worries again. The depression that he suffered after the first break due to COVID and seemed to have overcome is news again in these hours. The Atalanta striker He was not called up in the team’s last three games, against Inter, Venice (Cup) and Lazio. Three clashes in which his contribution could be decisive due to the casualties of this difficult moment.
The technician Gian Piero Gasperini confirmed the rumors of these days after yesterday’s tie with the Romans: “It is not easy to talk about this situation, for me. We will always be by Josip’s side, it is something that goes beyond football. The head is a jungle, it’s difficult for psychologists, imagine for us…”.
The coach praised the Slovenian’s commitment, but did not give certainty about his future: “I also worked with him in Palermo, and I never saw him work like he does now. We are going to wait for him all our lives as a person, but as a footballer he is unpredictable. Doctors don’t give us answers and I can’t give them myself. I speak of it now so as not to speak of it again. It’s a very delicate thing.”
Atalanta needs you, but according to The Republic, it is not ruled out that this situation leads to a drastic solution: his transfer before January 31. Ilicic has a contract until 2023, and the hope is that “his smile returns with a change of scenery.”