Federico Chiesa may very well be a possible contender for involvement in Liverpool’s upcoming Champions League conflict with AC Milan.
The Merseysiders are as a result of face the European giants on Tuesday of their opener for the competitors’s new league format.
Vinny O’Connor was despatched to the AXA coaching centre to evaluate the panorama forward of the sport and famous that the Italian worldwide was wanting ‘comparatively sharp’ in workforce coaching.
“What he’s been doing in the course of the worldwide break, he was working with the U21s, increase his health. Final week once we spoke to Arne Slot, he mentioned Chiesa had been in a position to prepare with the principle first-team group round three or 4 occasions,” the Sky journalist instructed Sky Sports activities on X.
“He was on the market once more at present, he regarded comparatively sharp as effectively. Will probably be one thing the Liverpool coach must weigh up.
“To be truthful to Chiesa, he’s acquired historical past towards AC Milan. January 2021, he scored two in a 3-1 win for Juventus, that was his final time there. For Fiorentina, he both scored or supplied an help in every of his 4 appearances away to Milan (three assists and two objectives in that point as effectively).
“The factor for Arne Slot is he has all of his ahead choices accessible to him in the mean time, so Salah, Jota, Diaz, Nunez and Gakpo. So once they speak about that call that must be made, they may speak about his relative health, his relative sharpness earlier than seeing whether or not or not he can break into that 5 now.”
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The 26-year-old (on a reported £150,000-a-week, in keeping with Capology) has but to characteristic for Arne Slot’s males since his £12.5m summer season change from the Italian top-flight.
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Will Federico Chiesa begin towards AC Milan?
As has been rightly famous already, Slot is hardly in need of high quality choices to pick from in his ahead line.
Thoughts, we didn’t essentially see proof of that in an appalling displaying towards Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest on the weekend.
Nonetheless, even when paying a go to to the historic San Siro, we’d be surprised if Liverpool failed to attain throughout two consecutive video games.
Chiesa’s file, while definitely greater than spectacular, merely gained’t determine into the choice. Realistically, we reckon the Italy worldwide will probably be restricted to a cameo if something on his return to Italy on Tuesday.
What a begin to his Liverpool profession it could be to maintain up his constructive file towards the Rossoneri ought to he be given the possibility to make his means onto the pitch tomorrow evening.
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