Liverpool stuck with underperforming £150k per week forward who has been priced out of a move

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Liverpool stuck with underperforming £150k per week forward who has been priced out of a move

Liverpool are set to make big changes to their frontline this summer.

Mohamed Salah leaves the club on a free transfer having reached an agreement to rip up his £400k per week contract one year early.

And the signing of Victor Munoz from Osasuna for a €40m fee has already been completed.

Although sporting director Richard Hughes missed out on a deal to sign Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig - with the Ivorian preferring Paris Saint-Germain - there are other wingers in the crosshairs.

Liverpool want to make space for new wingers​

We could see moves for Bradley Barcola or else Bazoumana Toure and Said El Mala from the Bundesliga.

It’s clear that quick, direct one-v-one specialists are a priority for Hughes and new head coach Andoni Iraola this summer. And that is bound to have a consequence for players already on the books including Federico Chiesa.

The Italian, 28, joined Liverpool back in 2024 - going on to win the Premier League title under Arne Slot. He inked a deal until 2028 but looks certain to end his Merseyside stint early having failed to make a decisive breakthrough as a starter.

Liverpool willing to sell Chiesa​

The Euro 2020 winner only started two top-flight matches last season and has been attracting attention from sides in his home country.

Como and Napoli were thought to be keenest on landing Chiesa - who cost Liverpool a fee that could reach £12.5m when signing from Juventus.

Cesc Fabregas’s Como have qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history - prompting a scramble for Italian players to comply with homegrown player regulations.

That necessity brought Chiesa onto the radar - but Tuttomercatoweb is now claiming that the winger is not on the agenda.

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Chiesa deal too expensive for Como​

“Players like Federico Chiesa or Andrea Cambiaso don't seem to be of interest, partly because they're considered too expensive for their quality/price ratio,” the report reads.

Chiesa earns around £150k per week at Liverpool - far too high for most Italian clubs to match. And Liverpool’s asking price has been estimated at £10m upwards.

Given his lack of output in recent seasons - and frustrating inability to remain available for long stretches - it doesn’t appear that Como are willing to take the risk.

That could leave Napoli and perhaps one or two more teams left in the race to sign Chiesa - who has been told to find a new club this summer.

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