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Federico Chiesa’s Liverpool Title: A Medal, But Not Much More

Token Glory in Red

Federico Chiesa may have secured a Premier League winner’s medal, but it arrives with a cruel irony. As reported by CalcioMercato, the Italian winger’s fifth appearance of the season – in the final-day defeat at Chelsea – was enough to avoid being left out entirely. Yet, “a small satisfaction that however gives an even greater idea of the marginal role he had in his first year with the Reds shirt.” Chiesa’s total minutes in the league: just 18. For a player once tipped to become Italy’s finest, this felt like a cameo written in invisible ink.

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A Bargain That Didn’t Spark

Liverpool paid a modest fee last summer – “Liverpool paid him only 12 million last summer” – and while the investment was low-risk financially, it was high-profile in prestige. Chiesa arrived from Juventus with pedigree, purpose and promise. But the fit never quite materialised. “Federico Chiesa has paid the price of competition from many champions… in addition to a relationship that never fully blossomed with Arne Slot.” This was a marriage that never made it past the honeymoon phase.

Fork in the Road

Now, Liverpool and Chiesa seem set for a parting of ways. “There is an air of separation at the end of the season, in the next few days Fali Ramadani will be in Liverpool to take stock of the situation.” The player is reportedly torn between staying to redeem himself and returning to Italy where opportunity and adoration still await. “Chiesa is torn… he would like to redeem this very disappointing season with Liverpool but… there is a strong desire to return to being a protagonist.”

New Horizons in Serie A

A return to Serie A is not only logical, it may be essential. “The most plausible scenario is that of a return to Italy: Napoli is ready to welcome him with open arms, Moncada would like to take him to Milan.” Two of Italy’s elite clubs circling. “Next summer will still be Federico Chiesa’s summer.” The Premier League may not have been the right stage – but Chiesa’s story has more chapters to come.

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Let’s not sugar-coat it – this feels like a transfer that never got going. Liverpool fans were excited when Chiesa signed. For £12 million, it felt like a steal. But in the end, the only thing we really stole was five substitute appearances and a few moments of false hope. It’s hard to watch a player of his calibre reduced to a bit-part role, and the blame doesn’t rest entirely on him.

Slot never looked fully convinced. Whether it was the system, the intensity, or Chiesa’s fitness, it clearly didn’t click. “A relationship that never fully blossomed with Arne Slot” says it all. Chiesa looked more like a misfit than a match-winner. And while it’s tempting to believe he deserves another season to prove his worth, that ship may already be sailing.

The idea of Napoli or Milan reigniting his career makes sense. He needs love, rhythm, and a stage that values technical flair over tactical rigidity. We don’t begrudge him that. But it’s a shame. We imagined goals, assists, a title won on merit – not on a 5-appearance regulation loophole.

This one will go down as a curiosity: a brilliant player lost in translation.