Federico Chiesa has admitted he needs more regular minutes and has left the door open to leaving Liverpool this summer. Across two campaigns he has made 50 appearances for Liverpool, contributing 10 goal involvements, but he has started only nine times. That lack of continuity is the central reason Chiesa is considering his future.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to play and if I don\u2019t find continuity in the Premier League I\u2019ll need to find it elsewhere,\u201d the 28-year-old told Gazzetta dello Sport. \u201cThis season just gone, I got next to no minutes. I\u2019ll go to the U.S. for preseason, then I\u2019ll talk to the club and Iraola and we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chiesa was frank about the period since the start of 2026 and his relationship with Liverpool. \u201cI\u2019ve honestly not played a lot since the start of 2026. I\u2019ve got a great relationship with Liverpool. Back in January the club and Slot said I couldn\u2019t leave. They needed me. It was about numbers. We were in crisis.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understood the situation and stayed, keeping a smile on my face. We\u2019re still talking about Liverpool. Last year they allowed me to win the Premier League .\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite a reported good relationship with the club, the prevailing expectation is that Chiesa will move on and likely return to Serie A. Several Italian clubs are mentioned repeatedly as potential destinations. Napoli may be interested, particularly after recent success recruiting Premier League departures such as Scott McTominay, Rasmus H\u00f8jlund and Romelu Lukaku. That pursuit may be tempered by managerial uncertainty in Naples after Antonio Conte\u2019s exit and the speculation linking Massimiliano Allegri to the role, given Chiesa\u2019s reported fallout with Allegri at Juventus.<\/p>\n
Roma\u2019s return to the 2026\u201327 Champions League after seven years away positions them to strengthen a squad described in the draft as relatively mediocre; Roma were linked with Chiesa previously, though Gian Piero Gasperini\u2019s 3-4-2-1 system may not suit the winger. AC Milan are also mentioned as a remote option while they search for a successor to Massimiliano Allegri and look for a replacement for Rafael Le\u00e3o, but their lack of Champions League football would limit their appeal. Any transfer involving Chiesa appears likely to hinge on managerial clarity and the promise of more minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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