Fabrizio Romano has shared a switch replace simply earlier than noon which means that Liverpool might be on the verge of finishing a second signing within the house of 24 hours.
After the membership confirmed a deal for Giorgi Mamardashvili on Tuesday evening, they now seem like edging ever nearer to including Federico Chiesa, who’s signalled that he’s glad to make the transfer.
Taking to X, Romano posted: “Liverpool and Federico Chiesa, private phrases virtually agreed and inexperienced gentle from the participant. It’s solely #LFC from Monday, as revealed.”
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That adopted swiftly on from an earlier replace that ‘remaining particulars’ are being thrashed out on a proposed four-year contract, with Juventus and LFC in ‘direct talks’ to agree a switch price.
🔴⤵️ Liverpool and Federico Chiesa, private phrases virtually agreed and inexperienced gentle from the participant.
It’s solely #LFC from Monday, as revealed. https://t.co/UwFHeEfSJU
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 28, 2024
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With Mamardashvili signed and Chiesa seemingly near being secured, some Liverpool followers could marvel why positions of seemingly larger precedence aren’t being addressed within the remaining 72 hours of the switch window.
Nevertheless, the Georgian’s 2025 arrival ensures {that a} long-term successor to Alisson Becker is ready within the wings, whereas the Juventus ahead would supply a much-needed senior different to Mo Salah on the appropriate flank.
The 26-year-old is within the prime of his profession and has already accrued loads of high-level expertise, with greater than 300 video games throughout Serie A, European membership tournaments and the Italy nationwide staff (with whom he gained Euro 2020), with 62 targets throughout that subset of appearances (Transfermarkt).
Chiesa would additionally give Liverpool an added possibility anyplace throughout the ahead line, not simply on the appropriate; and regardless of comprehensible reservations from some followers about his harm report, he’s not a participant on whom the Reds could be closely dependent initially.
Moreover, if stories from The Athletic that Juventus worth him at simply €15m (£12.7m) are correct, LFC might have the ability to snap him up for a remarkably low worth in as we speak’s market, based mostly on his spectacular pedigree.
Now that the Italian has given the thumbs-up to a potential transfer to Anfield, issues ought to hopefully transfer shortly, and we’d quickly have a second signing in as many days to welcome.
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