Gennaro Gattuso calls, Federico Chiesa answers present.
During the press conference for his official presentation, the new Italy head coach revealed that he had called around thirty players, among them the Liverpool forward. Ready to return to Serie A to play more consistently after a season in England that ended with 2 goals and as many assists in 14 appearances, totaling just 466 minutes played.
Arriving last year from Juventus for 12 million euros plus another 3 million in possible bonuses, Chiesa is under contract until June 2028 with Liverpool, where he earns a net salary of around 7.5 million euros per year. A sum he would be willing to reduce in order to return to Italy.
Following Chiesa are Milan and especially Napoli, who are also targeting one of his teammates: the Uruguayan striker Darwin Núñez (born 1999, formerly of Benfica), as relayed via Calciomercato.com.
Chiesa admires both coaches of these clubs, as he also confirmed in a recent interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport: "The transfer rumors about Napoli? I’ve never spoken to Conte. I read that they’ve placed me everywhere, but I haven’t had direct contact with anyone. Just a message of best wishes from Allegri at the start. He’s great—not only did he change my position, but he also made me understand the difference between a top-club coach and one from a mid-table club. Charisma, management, sensitivity, and techniques that you don’t learn at Coverciano—let me steal his line there. Like him, there’s Antonio, Ancelotti, Spalletti. Max is someone who gives you a lot—he’ll go straight for the Scudetto with Milan. I’ll soon sit down at the table with Liverpool, my agent (Fali Ramadani.) and my family to find the best solution.”
