“I’m so happy to be a Liverpool player,” Chiesa said as he was unveiled the Reds latest signing. “When [the sporting director] Richard Hughes called me and he said, ‘Do you want to join Liverpool?’ – and the coach called me – I said yes immediately because I know the history of this club, I know what it represents to the fans … I felt the people I talked to put a lot of faith and trust in me and that is what I wanted.”
Chiesa’s excitement at signing for Liverpool is evident. And after being unceremoniously shipped out by Juventus, who’d paid €60 million to sign him from Fiorentina less than four years ago, he finds himself at a juncture in his career in which his athletic peak is conceivable still ahead of him and he has plenty to prove.
At his best, Chiesa is one of the most direct, fearsome and malleable attackers in Europe – a status he has earned through his performances at the highest club and international levels.
If Liverpool can unlock that level of play from Chiesa and get him back to top form, the first signing of the Slot era could rank alongside any of the great bargain buys Jurgen Klopp oversaw at Anfield.
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