Federico Chiesa might be a possible contender for involvement in Liverpool’s upcoming Champions League conflict with AC Milan.
The Merseysiders are attributable to 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 trying ‘comparatively sharp’ in group coaching.
“What he’s been doing through 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 capable of practice 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 this time, he regarded comparatively sharp as nicely. It will likely be one thing the Liverpool coach must weigh up.
“To be honest 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 offered an help in every of his 4 appearances away to Milan (three assists and two targets in that point as nicely).
“The factor for Arne Slot is he has all of his ahead choices out there to him in the intervening time, so Salah, Jota, Diaz, Nunez and Gakpo. So once they speak about that call that needs to be made, they are going to 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 line with Capology) has but to function for Arne Slot’s males since his £12.5m summer time swap 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 wanting high quality choices to pick out from in his ahead line.
Thoughts, we didn’t essentially see proof of that in an appalling exhibiting 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 shocked if Liverpool failed to attain throughout two consecutive video games.
Chiesa’s document, while definitely greater than spectacular, merely gained’t determine into the choice. Realistically, we reckon the Italy worldwide might be restricted to a cameo if something on his return to Italy on Tuesday.
What a begin to his Liverpool profession it might be to maintain up his constructive document towards the Rossoneri ought to he be given the prospect to make his means onto the pitch tomorrow evening.
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