- Chiesa joined Liverpool in the summertime from Juventus in a bargain £12.5m transfer
- The Italian has been omitted on Liverpool’s squad of their final 4 matches
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Federico Chiesa was Liverpool’s sole addition to their first workforce squad through the summer time switch window, however followers have seen little of the Italian ahead so far.
The 26-year-old Italian worldwide joined the Reds from Juventus for a discount value of £10million, rising to a possible £12.5m.
Liverpool believed they’d signed a participant so as to add additional depth to a ahead line that features Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo.
Chiesa has solely performed 78 minutes for Liverpool so far, together with his solely begin coming in Liverpool’s Carabao Cup victory over West Ham final month.
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot confirmed Chiesa had been omitted of his squad for his or her Champions League match with RB Leipzig on Wednesday.
Federico Chiesa was omitted of Liverpool’s squad for his or her Champions League tie at RB Leipzig
Liverpool boss Arne Slot has defined the winger’s ongoing absence from his squad
Chiesa performed simply 78 minutes for Liverpool since finishing his £12.5million summer time transfer
Chiesa had additionally been omitted the squad for the Reds final two Premier League fixtures and their Champions League match with Bologna final month.
Slot insisted Chiesa’s absence is because of the Italian having missed pre-season and persevering with work to stand up to depth of the remainder of the Liverpool squad.
‘With Federico it’s kind of extra easy; though it is harder, however it’s kind of extra easy to elucidate,’ Slot mentioned.
‘He missed a whole pre-season, I mentioned this many occasions, and going to a league the place the depth would possibly even be greater than the Italian league. We simply confronted the 2 Italian groups so I can say this now.
‘In order that makes it tough for him to make the step in direction of the depth ranges the remainder of the workforce is at in the intervening time.
‘That has not a lot to do with the Italian league or the Premier League, that has extra to do with him lacking a whole pre-season and that’s so tough for each participant – when the video games are continually there – to construct them up in direction of the degrees we’re at.
‘So, tough to say, but it surely’s a giant disappointment for him that he’s going out and in of the coaching classes on a regular basis. I really feel sorry for him.
Slot recommended Chiesa remains to be working to stand up to the identical depth ranges at his team-mates
‘However he signed a long-term contract so we are going to see what he brings for us. However in the intervening time, sadly for him he has been one or two occasions within the workforce choice and less than that.’
Chiesa had been seen as one of many poster boys of Italian soccer when he joined Juventus from Fiorentina.
The winger had starred when Italy have been topped European champions in 2021.
Chiesa’s progress stalled when he undergo a cruciate ligament damage in 2022.
