Liverpool winger Federico Chiesa is reportedly considering a move away from Anfield just a few months after joining the Premier League side.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old joined Liverpool from Juventus in August for a reported fee of \u00a310 million plus \u00a32.5 million in add-ons, making him Liverpool\u2019s sole major signing in an otherwise quiet transfer window.<\/p>\n
At the time, the transfer was seen as a low-risk move due to Chiesa\u2019s experience in Italian football and the relatively modest fee.<\/p>\n
However, his time at Liverpool has been challenging. Injury issues, which have affected his career in the past, have limited him to only three appearances, with his last outing in the 5-1 Carabao Cup victory over West Ham.<\/p>\n
Ahead of Liverpool\u2019s Champions League game against RB Leipzig, head coach Arne Slot acknowledged that Chiesa has been struggling to adjust to the higher intensity of English football.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe missed a full pre-season, which I\u2019ve mentioned before, and is now in a league where the intensity might be even higher than Italy\u2019s,\u201d Slot said before Liverpool\u2019s 1-0 win in Germany.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis isn\u2019t so much about the difference between the leagues, but rather that missing a pre-season makes it hard for any player to reach the intensity levels the team is currently at, especially with the constant match schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say, but it\u2019s really disappointing for him to be in and out of training constantly. I feel for him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, new reports suggest that Chiesa may surprisingly return to Italy only months after arriving at Liverpool.<\/p>\n
According to Calciomercato [via FourFourTwo], Chiesa could be loaned out in January, with three Serie A clubs\u2014Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Roma\u2014interested in taking a \u201ccalculated\u201d risk on the winger.<\/p>\n
Chiesa has stayed quiet about his time on the sidelines, and it\u2019s unclear if he would consider heading back to Italy so soon after joining Liverpool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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