Federico Chiesa arrived as Liverpool's first signing under Arne Slot in summer 2024 for £10m plus £2.5m in add-ons from Juventus. One season later, the picture is different. He has made 48 appearances, scored 5 goals and supplied 5 assists, but he has started just 1 Premier League game this season and is now reported to be willing to lower his salary to get back to Italy.
Why Chiesa's Liverpool spell has stalled
That is not a total wipeout, and the numbers are better than a pure misfire would suggest. Still, 48 appearances for a forward signed to make an immediate impact is not much return, especially when the league usage has dropped to 1 start. The output is decent, the role is not. That is why a summer exit now feels more like a live possibility than a stretch.
Calciomercato reported that the 1997-born player is now starting to consider a possible return to Italy, and would even be willing to lower his current salary of around €6-€6.5 million to make it happen. That is the clearest signal in the brief. It does not amount to a done deal, and the source material does not say Liverpool have decided to sell him, but it does show how far the situation has shifted from the optimism around his arrival.
Jones adds a second summer decision
The other part of the story sits with Curtis Jones. Fabrizio Romano said: "At the moment, to my understanding, there is no agreement to sign a new contract."
He also said: "At the moment, everything is on total standby between Curtis Jones, his camp and Liverpool."
Jones is out of contract in summer 2027, and Romano added that there could be movements around him, with an important midfielder out of contract then being a "really interesting option". That matters because Jones is not being talked about as a peripheral figure. He has 31 Premier League appearances and 1,681 Premier League minutes, which points to a meaningful role in the squad.
For Liverpool, the summer already has the feel of a reshuffle rather than a routine window. Chiesa looks like the clearer candidate to move, while Jones is the one with the unresolved contract file still open. If the club want less noise in August, they have decisions to make well before then.
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