{
  "id": 9557828,
  "title": "Kayode could be Italy’s most expensive debutant, but still isn’t expected to start vs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/kayode-could-be-italys-most-expensive-debutant-but-still-isnt",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T13:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kayode-could-italy-most-expensive-131000745.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michael Kayode, a right-back from Brentford, is considered by many to be Italy's most expensive debutant with a current valuation of €40 million. However, despite his impressive performances in the Premier League, he is not expected to start in Italy's match against Belgium in the Nations League on Friday. The Brentford player remains one of the most valuable players in the Italian squad, with only Alessandro Bastoni valued higher at €45 million. Kayode has earned 10 caps for the Italy U21s but has not been called up to the senior squad before September, let alone given his debut.",
  "summary": "Michael Kayode could potentially be Italy’s most valuable ever player at the time of their national team debut, but the Brentford right-back is still not expected to start against Belgium in the Nat...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}