Federico Chiesa reportedly wants out of Liverpool after just 123 minutes of action, with the Italian winger looking for a January return to Serie A.
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The Euro 2020 winner bid farewell to his homeland in the summer of 2024 when completing a cut-price move to Anfield. With his contract at Juventus running down, and having suffered a number of injuries in Turin, Chiesa was allowed to head for England in a €12 million (£10m/$12m) deal.
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The 27-year-old has continued to struggle on the fitness front, with Arne Slot yet to be convinced that he is ready to play a regular role for the Premier League leaders. Chiesa has figured in just one top-flight game for Liverpool, while his only start came in a Carabao Cup win over West Ham.
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Three of Chiesa’s four appearances for Liverpool came in September 2024, with his last minutes seen off the bench on December 18. Slot has said of the Italy international: "If a player is out for five or six months, you cannot expect [him to be at his best straight away]. Normally in a pre-season a player gets three, four or five games, especially. And then he’s only had four or five weeks now he’s out for so long, so to get him back to his best level is not easy."
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According to , Chiesa is now pushing for a January transfer. Any agreement there is likely to be a short-term loan, with teams in Italy reluctant to meet even half of the forward’s supposed €7.5m (£6m/$8m) annual salary.