PSG midfielder Marco Verratti has defended Italy's oriundi.

Verratti insists Franco Vazquez and Eder have been welcomed into the Azzurri squad.

"Regarding the oriundi, I don't think it's just an Italian case. In Paris there aren't that many French players. Football is an international thing now, and you play if you earn it.

"It would be nice for me if I really were the symbol of the generational turnover.

"I think a young player has to show that a Coach can trust him. Often the opportunities aren't given in the first place. Maybe that's the difference [between Italy and] other countries."