Latest Liverpool news and gossip as Federico Chiesa sends a message after lifting the Premier League trophy with the Reds
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Federico Chiesa was among the Liverpool players and staff to enjoy the Premier League title celebrations on Sunday. The Reds lifted the trophy after their 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace at Anfield in their final match of the campaign.
Chiesa was not named in the matchday squad for the clash against Palace but was part of the post-match celebrations in the dressing room and on the pitch. The Italy international received his winners' medal and joined in the celebrations lifting the trophy.
Liverpool signed Chiesa last summer from Juventus in a deal worth up to £12.5million. The forward has since made just 14 appearances for the Reds, six of which have come in the Premier League.
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After the celebrations at Anfield, Chiesa took to Instagram to issue a two-word message. The 27-year-old wrote: "Anfield road," accompanied by a red love heart emoji.
The post received more than 390,000 likes, including several from his teammates. Diogo Jota, Dominik Szoboszlai, Conor Bradley, Wataru Endo, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Tyler Morton all liked the post from Chiesa, who has been a popular member of the squad since his arrival last summer.
Liverpool's official Instagram account left a comment on the post, too, which used just a red love heart emoji.
Chiesa's future at Liverpool has been the subject of speculation over the last few months, having played just 466 minutes for the club across his first season at Anfield. The 3-2 defeat to Brighton in the penultimate match of the campaign was the one and only start in the Premier League for Chiesa.
It remains to be seen what plans Liverpool will have for Chiesa when the summer transfer window opens. Arne Slot praised Chiesa's performance in the defeat to Brighton last week, where the forward was deployed as a striker.
"I think the biggest quality Federico has is scoring goals, so the more you get him in and around the box, the more chance you have of him scoring a goal," said Slot last week.
"He got a good chance just before Mo (Salah) had his big chance, Mo assisted for Federico. For him to have an open shot in 18-yard-box is a very good chance for Federico because he's such a good finisher.
Slot added: "I think he [Chiesa] did even more than I can expect from him, because if you haven't played throughout the whole season, hardly ever start and then play Brighton away, a very good team who can bring Kaoru Mitoma on minutes before the end, that tells you everything about this league.
"For him to be out for so long and then play a game like this is more than I could expect from him."