I will never go to China. A 180-degree different shock from Kastrov's trip to Korea. Italy's fourth-division dual nationality prospect refuses to transfer

Sep 01, 2025

I will never go to China. A 180-degree different shock from Kastrov's trip to Korea. Italy's fourth-division dual nationality prospect refuses to transfer
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The opposite situation happened in Chinese soccer to South Korea.

Recently, Korean soccer faced a historical moment. Jens Kastrov, a dual German and South Korean national, chose his mother's country, South Korea, and South Korean coach Hong Myung-bo called Kastrov to the national team, becoming the first foreign-born mixed-race player in history.

Castrov's choice to go to Korea is actually making a lot of headlines. Kastroff was a resource raised by the German Football Association. Castrov was consistently selected for the German national team by age. If he moves to Mönchengladbach, a German Bundesliga club, this season and becomes a regular player in the team, it was only a matter of time before the German national team was selected. Germany is one of the strongest countries in the soccer world that can seek to win the World Cup.




Although playing for Germany can achieve more than playing for Korea, Kastrov chose to go to Korea, saying he wanted to represent Korea. Castrov will be selected for the first time in this September's A-match and join the U.S. expedition. It is expected that there will be a chance to debut in the A match in September.
I will never go to China. A 180-degree different shock from Kastrov's trip to Korea. Italy's fourth-division dual nationality prospect refuses to transfer
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However, the opposite situation happened in the neighboring country of China. According to a report by the 'Italian media 'iamnapples' on the 31st (Korea time), Chinese-Italian player Alessandro Hu rejected a high-value contract offered by a Chinese Super League club. This is interpreted as refusing to naturalize for the Chinese national team. According to the media, Hu is currently only considering playing in a high-level league in Europe and dreams of playing for Italy one day. This is the main reason for the refusal to be naturalized,' the report said.

Alessandro Hu is a promising player born in 2005. He is a dual Italian and Chinese player. Chinese blood flows, but it is believed to have been born in Italy. Alessandro Hu, who developed his dream as a footballer in Italy, now plays for Italian fourth-division club Alltrepo. From the 2023-2024 season, he has been active in teams belonging to Italian fourth division clubs. Last season, he played as a backup for another fourth division, San Giuliano.
I will never go to China. A 180-degree different shock from Kastrov's trip to Korea. Italy's fourth-division dual nationality prospect refuses to transfer
Photo=San Giuliano
Chinese Super League club Henan FC, who learned of Alessandro Hu's existence, tried to recruit Hu, but Hu refused to go to China. It's because he wanted to represent Italy when he played steadily in Italy, not in China, and later when he grew up well.

NetEase said 'The poor club offered a contract worth millions of yuan, which was a big temptation for Hu, who was just 20 this year. However, he rejected this offer. This is because accepting the contract is tantamount to preparing to accept the call of the Chinese men's national team. However, Hu wanted to retain his Italian nationality and his dream was to play in Serie A and go on to be selected for the Italian national team. For this reason, he explained that he had abandoned Henan's offer.




The future is unknown, but in fact, it is very unlikely that a player who plays in the fourth division at the age of 20 will be selected for the Italian national team later. Despite that reality, Alessandro Hu refused to consider going to China, which gave him much more money.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.