He was strongly linked with a move at the start of the summer but Federico Chiesa wants to start a “new chapter” at Liverpool following the arrival of new head coach Andoni Iraola.<\/p>\n
Chiesa, who joined Liverpool from Juventus in 2014 for a reported \u00a312.5million, was limited to first-team starts under Arne Slot.<\/p>\n
Last season, he played 26 games in the Premier League but made just one start, a lack of regular minutes that saw him consider his immediate future at Anfield. <\/p>\n
Speaking to Gazzetta dello Sport last month, he said: \u201cI want to play and if I don\u2019t find continuity in the Premier League I\u2019ll need to find it elsewhere. This season just gone, I got next to no minutes.”<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll go to the U.S. for pre-season then I\u2019ll talk to the club and Iraola and we\u2019ll see,” added Chiesa, who has since scored in Iraola’s first game in charge, a 4-2 win over Sunderland on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Amid links of a return to Italy, it now appears Chiesa will remain at Liverpool for the 2026-27 campaign. <\/p>\n
Ahead of the club’s pre-season clash against Wrexham on Wednesday (July 29), the previously out-of-favour winger spoke with enthusiasm as he opened up on a “new chapter” under Andoni Iraola.<\/p>\n
“I am doing the best I can to have a chance here – and then we will see,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
“At the minute, the only thing I am thinking about is Liverpool. I don’t know – it is difficult to say (if it is a fresh start under Andoni Iraola). It is always a fresh start at the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n
“Maybe there have been too many fresh starts. But I don’t care, I am trying to do my best for this new manager. Last season under Arne Slot, I was trying to do my best too.<\/p>\n
“Last year, I felt ready for a bigger role, then it depended on the coach whether he wanted me to play or not. Of course I wanted to play more but it is what it is.<\/p>\n
The gaffer decided to do so, he had his game plans, he took his decisions, I have nothing to say about that. It is football. This year, let us say it is a new chapter. There is a new manager and I have to focus on that.”<\/p>\n
Bradley Barcola makes transfer decision amid Liverpool interest<\/p>\n
Chiesa will have to compete with some new faces this season as Liverpool plans to refresh their attack this summer.<\/p>\n
One of those linked with a move to Anfield is PSG forward Bradley Barcola. In fact, on Tuesday morning, it emerged that the Premier League side have held ‘preliminary talks’ for the 23-year-old, according to journalist Ben Jacobs.<\/p>\n
PSG and Liverpool, meanwhile, are yet to engage in formal club-to-club negotiations but that is expected to change in the coming days, with Barcola being Liverpool’s leading target.<\/p>\n
With all that being said, the forward’s price tag may become an issue. A report from French publication RMC Sport claims the Parisiens are holding out for \u20ac170million (\u00a3145m), a number that Liverpool see as ‘inflated’ and ‘unrealistic’.<\/p>\n
However, the Reds will try to budge that number down as they aim to strike an agreement.<\/p>\n
“Liverpool also tried for Barcola last summer when he was valued around \u20ac85million,” says Jacobs, who adds: “Liverpool have no intention to pay double that number now.”<\/p>\n
The report from RMC also suggests Barcola has informed PSG of his desire to leave after turning down a lucrative new contract offer with the Ligue 1 champions. A final offer of an extension was rejected three months ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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