New Liverpool signing Federico Chiesa may make his Reds debut towards Milan within the Uefa Champions League on Tuesday, supervisor Arne Slot has mentioned.
Liverpool signed Italy winger Chiesa for £10 million plus £2.5m in potential add-ons from Juventus on August 29, two months after his final aggressive match as a part of the Azzurri facet overwhelmed by Switzerland within the spherical of 16 of Euro 2024.
“Because it’s the primary time he’s within the [squad] choice, it will be an enormous shock if he have been to begin,” mentioned Slot. “You shouldn’t count on his first begin however he may make a couple of minutes for the primary time if we’d like him.
“That’s one thing we are going to see [about]. He’s been coaching on his personal for a very long time for Juventus. He has had some coaching with us however he may get his first minutes within the upcoming fixtures.”
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Chiesa performed for 12 minutes of Juve’s 1-0 win on the San Siro final season and has a combined report from encountering them together with his former membership and Fiorentina, successful 4 and dropping 5 of his 13 appearances towards the Rossoneri.
He scored the one purpose when Fiorentina visited Milan throughout the 2018-19 marketing campaign and netted twice in a 3-1 win for Juve there two seasons later.
“We imagine he’s a participant who combines high quality with an unlimited workrate,” mentioned Slot. “The tradition of this membership and group is working actually arduous after we don’t have the ball and he brings that, together with scoring objectives and with the ability to play in a number of positions up entrance.”
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Slot gave an replace on midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, who was changed by Conor Bradley after 60 minutes of Liverpool’s shock 1-0 residence defeat to Nottingham Forest within the Premier League on Saturday – the primary time the Dutchman has did not win since his appointment in June.
“I took him off to do with not taking part in 90 minutes with [his] nationwide group [Argentina] and being out for a couple of days with an harm,” mentioned Slot. “I believe he’s in a position to play for 60 or 90 minutes.”
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Alisson: Chiesa ‘top-level’
Goalkeeper Alisson additionally mentioned Chiesa, saying the 26-year-old has “proved his high quality”. “He obtained injured and has had some ups and downs,” added the previous Roma participant.
“However the way in which he [arrived] in Liverpool was extraordinarily optimistic, to me. He arrived with an ideal, big smile painted on his face.
“All people is smitten by Federico and he’s extraordinarily glad about taking part in. He reveals his high quality day-after-day. We’re fortunate to depend on him; he’s a top-level participant who may also help our group.”
