Federico Chiesa's tenure at Liverpool thus far hasn't exactly been covered in glory. The player that once dazzled and helped lead Italy to a Euro 2021 title at Wembley has had his fare share of injury setbacks and he's just never really had a sustained run of consistent minutes on Merseyside.
The former Juventus man joined in the summer of 2024 for a fee of around £12.5 million in what looked to be, at the time, a very smart bit of business for the Reds. However, it just hasn't quite worked out and Chiesa hasn't quite been the same player he once was ever since he suffered an ACL tear in the winter of 2022.
At Anfield, Chiesa's made a total of 51 appearances across all competitions, having tallied five goals and five assists from said matches; most notably scoring in the 2025 Carabao Cup final against Newcastle and the winner against Bournemouth on the opening day of the 2025/26 season.
The Italian winger's five league appearances were enough to receive a Premier League winner's medal in 2025 and that sums up his time on Merseyside. To add to that, he was very much an Arne Slot signing and there hasn't been any real suggestion that he's a big part of Andoni Iraola's plans moving forward.
A Winter Departure On The Horizon For Chiesa?
Liverpool could be looking to cut their losses with Chiesa during the January transfer window as there really doesn't seem to be a future for him at the club.
As per Calciomercato (via Anfield Index), the club are ready to offload Chiesa during the winter transfer window as the clock is ticking on periods where they could collect a fee for him. His current contract runs through the summer of 2028, and the longer he stays and continues to lack game time, his value will continue to drop.
A return to Serie A seems like it would be the most likely outcome at this stage as both AS Roma and Inter Milan have previously inquired about Chiesa, but Lazio, AC Milan, and Atalanta have also all recently shown interest in the winger.
The Clock Is Ticking
For Chiesa, who is not currently registered in Liverpool's Champions League squad, he really has to weigh his options and decide what's best for likely the last phase of his career. At 28 years old, his knee has not been the same since the ACL tear four years ago and Italian football's pace and style of play might be best for him - that's not to say that other clubs within England or abroad might also express interest in him.
Nonetheless, it just hasn't quite worked out at Anfield despite numerous periods where fans cried out for Slot to use him when he had been available, much to the same effect that happened towards the end of last season with Rio Ngumoha.
