Liverpool will win the Premier League but he may not win it. But Italy is calling him, and for Federico Chiesa there is still a desire to take the stage
Chiesa “perde” la Premier e va via: lo prende una big italiana (AnsaFoto) – serieanews.com
In Liverpool, the choruses, banners and ice-cold beers are already ready. If everything goes smoothly, Sunday will be a day of celebration. Arne Slot, who arrived amidst a thousand doubts after Klopp’s farewell, could take the Premier League by storm. Something only a few can do. Like Conte, Ranieri, Mourinho, Ancelotti and Pellegrini. The ones with the “it was written on their foreheads” look.
There will be those who will celebrate from inside the field and those from the bench. And then there will be those who will stand there, looking a little lost, applauding out of politeness. A luxury spectator, but a spectator nonetheless. Federico Chiesa, who arrived in Liverpool with so many expectations, is now facing a merciless mirror: the reflection of an experience to forget.
Four appearances. Not as a starter. Putting the minutes together it barely comes to a full half-hour, including recoveries. Stuff that’s not even enough to win the England Championship medal, because the rules are clear: minimum five appearances. Slot might even “give” him a token when the result is in, to make up the numbers. But the substance changes little: Chiesa is little more than a non-paying spectator, indeed well paid, as even a local newspaper recently held against him.
The truth is that Chiesa, in England, has never really set foot. Out of the rotation, out of confidence, out of context. For a player used to feeling important, it has been a long season. Even if played very little, despite the appreciation shown by fans after some willing performances full of quality.
And so it is easy for summer to mark the word “end” on this parenthesis. It is said that some trains only pass once, but sometimes returns also have their charms. In Italy, there is no shortage of offers. There are those who know him well and have not forgotten how much of a difference he can make if put in the right conditions.
Federico Chiesa torna in Italia? Roma e Como due ottime idee
The impression is that the idea of coming back tantalizes him. It’s a matter of environment, rhythm, maybe even language. But above all it is a question of centrality. In the Premier he was one of the many, in Serie A he could become one of the few again. The ones who get people off the couch when they get the ball.
Federico Chiesa torna in Italia? Roma e Como due ottime idee (AnsaFoto) – serieanews.com
Among the Italian teams following him closely, one out of all seems to have the perfect profile: Roma. In a technical context that could soon turn to an offensive trident, Chiesa would become the ideal piece to give speed and unpredictability on the opposite flank to the one occupied by Matias Soulé. In Trigoria, there are those who have already begun to do the math. And dreams, too.
It is not the only hot track. Watch out also for Como, which is preparing for its second season in Serie A with the ambition of those who want more than just to save themselves. Names are needed, ideas are needed, a shot is needed to light up the square. Here, Chiesa would be all of these together. He is not a stopgap: he is a bet that could become a symbol.
Other ideas? There’s Napoli, there’s Inter, there’s Milan. All teams that have sounded him out in the past but then never sunk in. Probably the best solution is one that can restore his centrality, even if not to return to the Champions League right away.
Premier League rules say players need to make five or more appearances to be guaranteed a winners’ medal.
Federico Chiesa has only played four league games all season and just 15 minutes in 2025.
This means Liverpool can still give him one but they’re not required to 😮 pic.twitter.com/buGOh2JZGy
– ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) April 24, 2025
A step backward? No. Maybe the opposite. It is a chance to take back one’s career, with the desire to prove that certain mistakes, or certain bets gone wrong, do not define a footballer. They mark them, if anything. But that’s where you go from there.
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