Federico Chiesa is a Liverpool participant after the Premier League membership provided him an escape route from being frozen out at Juventus.
Liverpool paid Juve an preliminary €12 million with an additional €3 million in add-ons.
Chiesa’s “long-term” contract signed with the Reds runs for 4 years, BBC Sport reviews.
“When (sporting director) Richard Hughes referred to as me, and he mentioned, ‘Do you need to be part of Liverpool?’ – and the coach (Arne Slot) referred to as me – I mentioned sure instantly as a result of I do know the historical past of this membership, I do know what it represents to the followers.
“I am so comfortable, and I am unable to wait to get began.”
Chiesa is Liverpool’s second signing of the Slot period. Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili was the primary arrival in a deal struck with Valencia on Tuesday, however he will not be part of the membership till subsequent summer time.
Chiesa ought to quickly problem Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, and different members of Liverpool’s spectacular attacking contingent for sport time. The 26-year-old Italian attacker progressed by means of Fiorentina’s ranks and made 153 appearances in all competitions for the membership, scoring 34 objectives and offering 18 assists.
He moved to Juventus in 2016 and performed 131 instances for the Bianconeri. Chiesa logged 32 objectives and 20 assists over that point, together with final season’s haul of 10 objectives and two assists, regardless of struggling an ACL damage in January 2022 and quite a few different health points. He gained two Coppa Italias and one Supercoppa Italiana with Juve.
Chiesa was named in Euro 2020 finest XI as he appeared in all seven matches throughout Italy’s triumphant run. He has 51 caps and 7 objectives for his nation.
