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\n \u00a9 IMAGO – Federico Chiesa Liverpool\n <\/p>\n
Liverpool signed Federico Chiesa<\/a> on a deal that could reach \u00a312.5m from Juventus in September 2024. <\/strong><\/p>\n The Italian winger was unfit when he started life at Anfield – taking some time before Arne Slot trusted him with any significant first-team duties.<\/p>\n Article continues under the video<\/p>\n Although his first season featured a Premier League title win, it was overall a disappointment on a personal level for the 28-year-old.<\/p>\n He managed only 100 Premier League minutes in total and failed to grab his chance when starting in other competitions.<\/p>\n It all led to speculation that he could leave<\/strong><\/a> in the summer window – with talk only intensifying when he missed out on a plane ticket to Asia for the preseason tour.<\/p>\n But Chiesa has come roaring back.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Chiesa declines Italy call<\/p>\n He has played a lot more than expected in the early stages of the season – scoring two Premier League goals.<\/p>\n The wide man is a legitimate first-team option and will grow in importance once Mo Salah heads off for AFCON duties with Egypt.<\/p>\n And we can expect even more from Chiesa in the months upcoming. Because he\u2019s got an added incentive to reach his potential – a FIFA World Cup qualification playoff in March.<\/p>\n Chiesa hasn\u2019t been with the Azzurri for their qualification matches this season – with Gennaro Gattuso\u2019s side finishing runners-up<\/strong><\/a> to Norway.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Chiesa has got a World Cup playoff incentive<\/p>\n He declined several call-ups \u2013 preferring to remain on Merseyside to work on his fitness. But there remains a chance he answers Italy\u2019s call in spring – and puts himself in a position to play in his national team\u2019s first World Cup proper since 2014.<\/p>\n “The doors are open,\u201d Gattuso said following Sunday\u2019s 4-1 defeat to Norway.<\/p>\n “It’s important, but he needs to feel comfortable: we’ll see what happens later.”<\/p>\n Tuttosport<\/a> is optimistic that not only will Chiesa ask to get back into the national team reckoning but he will be once again a continental force to be reckoned with.<\/p>\n \u201cIn these first months of the season, Chiesa is finding his feet at Liverpool and his performances are improving,\u201d a report reads.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Azzurri hope is to find him in full shape for the possible training camp in February and above all for the playoffs: where a Chiesa in the conditions of the 2021 European Championship could make the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n \n \u00a9 IMAGO\n <\/p>\n Chiesa set to SOAR<\/p>\n Chiesa was regarded as one of the emerging talents of the European game when Italy won the Euros in 2021.<\/p>\n Having suffered a debilitating ACL injury shortly after, he lost some of his explosiveness and is still waiting to regain the heights he hit at Wembley that summer.<\/p>\n But the prospect of a World Cup playoff – and a winter at Anfield without Salah in his way – could truly propel Chiesa back to the top. Under contract until 2028 – these next few months could truly see Chiesa\u2019s Liverpool career launched.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd34 Shop the LFC 2025\/26 adidas home range<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Liverpool have a NEW right-back and he’s the best in the world<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Marc Guehi is COMING: Liverpool will agree deal to sign England star<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763591243_624_public.jpeg\")
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