Italy Boss Delivers Blunt Federico Chiesa Verdict Amid Liverpool Game-Time Struggles

Liverpool rarely gets signings wrong, with their recruitment team gaining a reputation worldwide for clever incomings that come in, develop and become one of the best in the position.

However, a player who at one point was worth over £60 million and had the world at his feet was bought by the Reds on a cut-price deal, but unfortunately for Federico Chiesa, it hasn't quite worked out on Merseyside.

Back in the 2020/21 season, a 23-year-old Chiesa broke onto the scene and started setting Serie A alight for European Giants Juventus.

Scoring 14 goals and 10 assists across all competitions for the 'Old Lady', he looked sensational and given his age, many believed he had everything it takes to reach the very top level of world football.

This earned him a spot in Roberto Mancini's Euro 2020, delayed until 2021, squad where he would play seven games, starting four of them and scoring two goals as he helped Italy win the tournament at Wembley, defeating England on penalties.

That would mark the peak of his career to date, as from there he would suffer several setbacks, both from an injury and game time perspective. 

In the 2021/22 season, he would be hampered massively by injuries, the biggest one being a hamstring injury that would keep him out of action from January 2022 to November later that year.

This resulted in Juventus adapting and playing without the winger, meaning that when he returned from injury, breaking back into the starting XI on a regular basis proved challenging for Chiesa.

In the next few seasons, the Italian forward would be used as a squad player, making most of his Serie A appearances off the bench until the summer of 2024, when he would make the switch to Anfield. 

Brought in for just £10 million, he was seen as a calculated risk by the club, with the thinking being that if they could unlock even half of the form he showed in the 2020/21 season, Liverpool would have a top player on their hands. 

But that hasn't been the case, with the 29-year-old only scoring five goals and three assists in the last two seasons, resulting in many thinking it's time he moved on from LFC.

The Italian national team are trying to rebuild after failing to qualify for the last three World Cups, and on paper, Federico Chiesa in the prime years of his career should be front and centre of that project

Instead has been left out of the most recent squad, with head coach Roberto Mancini stating that Chiesa needs to play more at the club level:

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