Federico Chiesa is facing an uncertain future at Liverpool as he continues to be overlooked by Arne Slot.
The Italian has become a real cult hero at Anfield since arriving in 2024 but despite his popularity, he has been reduced to a bit-part role.
After rumours emerged that Chiesa has been speaking to former club Juventus about a return to Serie A, it appears that he has finally had enough of life as a back-up at Liverpool.
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Nevertheless, the Reds are in a tight spot with regards to first-team attacking options, and to lose Chiesa now would likely be a mistake.
According to journalist David Lynch, however, there is one condition on which Liverpool would allow their No. 14 to re-join his former club.
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Selling Chiesa would be an unpopular decision from Liverpool this January, with supporters still hopeful that the Italy international can come good at some stage.
Luckily for those fans, Lynch says that unless a ‘really decent fee’ was put forward by Juve for a permanent sale, Chiesa is likely to remain at Anfield.
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“It would have to be a guaranteed permanent fee. There’s just no point loaning someone out who’s been important in recent weeks,” the reporter told Anfield Index.
“It would make no sense to me unless there’s a really decent fee that they don’t think they could get in the summer. Can you imagine Juve coming in with a fee that makes it worthwhile for Liverpool? I find it hard to imagine but we will see.
“It’s completely up to them really, they’ve got to give Liverpool a decision to make and at the moment they’re just absolutely not. So, it’s kind of not really worth thinking about until the moment that begins to happen really.”
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What would Liverpool sell Chiesa for?
Although Lynch does not mention exact figures here, it is easy to speculate on the kind of fee Liverpool would deem as being acceptable for Chiesa.
Having only bought the forward for around £12.5m – and barely played him since – it is unlikely that the Reds would really be able to recoup that.
So, it stands to reason that something along the £10m lines is what Liverpool are looking for here.
Chiesa still has two-and-a-half years left on his contract at Anfield, and so there is no great rush to get him off the books from that point of view.
Given they did not sell him for much only 18 months ago, it is indeed difficult to see Juventus putting down the kind of money Liverpool would want to sell Chiesa. Another club might, however, and that is when this could get interesting.
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