'He needs to improve' - Italian journalist tells Liverpool fans what to expect from Federico Chiesa

Italian journalist G.B. Olivero has told Liverpool fans what to expect from new signing Federico Chiesa.

The 26-year-old attacker has joined from Juventus in a deal worth around £10m and has become their second summer signing after Valencia keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili. Chiesa was a previous target in the Jurgen Klopp-era and he was once valued around £100m at the height of his career.

Despite the pragmatic and defensive style of Massimiliano Allegri, Chiesa still managed 10 goals and three assists in all competitions, something which represented a good season in the circumstances. La Gazzetta dello Sport’s Olivero spoke exclusively to LiverpoolWorld to give us an insight on the new signing. He said: “Last year with Juventus, we didn’t see the real Chiesa because of the defensive football so it was difficult to find his best condition.

“He is a good player, a fast player! Slot will have to find a way to get the best out of him. Allegri’s football was not ideal for him. He runs a lot, he loves to stay on the wings and the difference between him and the other forwards at Liverpool is that he can help more defensively. I don’t know how long it will take to see the ‘real Chiesa’; for me, the real Chiesa is the player we saw at Euro 2021 in an Italian shirt.”

His best form came around 2019-2021 when he managed 46 goal contributions across two seasons before scoring important goals against Austria and Spain in the knockouts of the Euros, before helping Italy to lift the trophy. Those performances and the quality of his some goals saw him labelled as a £100m player - and Olivero believes there is still time for him to rediscover those levels.

“I think it can. But he needs to improve not only as a player but as a man. He needs a true understanding that there are 11 players, not only him. He can’t play alone, he is a good player but to become a champion he needs to improve this part of his game. Juventus loved Federico for his particular way of his attacking and running and I think that a historical stadium like Anfield, he can find the right feeling with the crowd and they can help him be the Chiesa of 2021 once again.”