exactly, there are far fewer Italian players and Italy has never been a colonial country, so even the immigrants, many are just passing through here and are just waiting to go to France and stay there permanently, that's where they grow up, have children and talents like Mbappe or other players emerge.
Its classic problem every national team dominance with immigrants players how current starting line up of France national team dominance by players from Africa, its not huge problem from FIFA during they have been the national team players they can play for their national team not matter with any players have difference national team with their brother such as happening with Iñaki Williams played for Ghana national team and his brother Nico Williams played for Spain national teams.
Right now have new way for any national team naturalization their players such as my national team Indonesia who fight at round four of Asian qualifying round have many players from Netherland. All national recently have several immigrants players not only with small national team but the top national team such as France, England and Spain most of them not original citizen.