Nah, thankfully, I think we're behind the era of those, Astori, Bocchetti and others.
Both of those have brain luckily and both are apparently worth over 20mln at this point. If they don't live up to expectations then I doubt any other Italian defender will any time soon.
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To be honest I've seen Romagnoli a couple of times and I wouldn't lable him as a brainless defender. He looked quite fast and had great positioning too.