‘Never say footballers are stupid again’: Fans go wild over Fikayo Tomori’s brilliant post-match interview in fluent ITALIAN just a year after his Serie A arrival… but the former Chelsea man says it’s ‘not perfect yet’
- Fikayo Tomori joined AC Milan on loan during the 2021 January transfer window
- The 24-year-old went on to make his transfer permanent in the summer window
- After just 13 months at the Serie A club, Tomori has learnt to speak fluent Italian
- He conducted an interview in Italian after AC Milan’s 1-0 victory over Napoli
- Fans were blown away by the former Chelsea player’s ability to speak Italian
- Many praised him for his commitment to Italy and bravery for leaving England
Fikayo Tomori has blown Italian fans away by speaking their native language during a post-match interview just 13 months after signing for Serie A giants AC Milan.
The 24-year-old joined the Italian outfit on loan from Chelsea in January 2021 before making his move to the Serie A side permanent in the summer.
He has played 29 games in all competitions for the Serie A leaders so far this season and shown his commitment off the pitch by learning to speak their language fluently.
Fikayo Tomori has shocked fans by speaking fluent Italian during a post-match interview
Tomori was interviewed after AC Milan secured a 1-0 win over Napoli in their Serie A fixture on Sunday afternoon.
Tomori decided to demonstrate his commitment to the club by showing off his new language skills.
He conducted the entire interview in Italian after spending the last 13 months learning the language.
The 24-year-old conducted an interview in Italian following AC Milan’s 1-0 win over Napoli
During the interview he said: ‘[Victor] Osimhen is a really strong striker and fast too, Napoli are a strong side,’ He begun.
‘Today, Pierre [Kalulu] and myself and the entire defence played a great game. We’re happy but we still have 10 games left. We have to play like we played today and raise the bar too.’
Tomori responded to the footage of himself speaking Italian on social media by saying: ‘Not perfect yet… but I’m trying.’
Fans were amazed with Tomori’s ability to speak Italian. Many took to Twitter to praise the 24-year-old’s fluency.
One support wrote: ‘Love this. Really love it. Fantastic to see young players going abroad and doing everything to fit in and maximise the experience.’
Another added: ‘Massive respect to Tomori for this. Great to see British players making the effort to learn the language and sounding authentic when they speak it.’
One Twitter user wrote: ‘Love this. we need more of our talented youngsters to be brave and go abroad if not getting PL mins. Immerse in the culture and the language and grow. Tomori will go far.’
While one fan said: ‘That’s crazy, hats off to him, he makes it seem so easy’, before another added: ‘Never tell me footballers are thick ever again’.
Other took to the social media platform to mock other players, saying: ‘This is making Gareth Bale look a bit silly’.
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