Liverpool’s Federico Chiesa ‘transfer bid’ raises Mo Salah and Sadio Mane questions

Liverpool ‘s reported switch bid for Juventus star Federico Chiesa raises questions over the way forward for wingers Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.

Chiesa helped Italy to triumph at Euro 2020 this summer season, scoring twice and that includes in all seven matches after a promising first season in Turin.

Midway by way of a two-year mortgage from Fiorentina, the son of former Sampdoria and Parma striker Enrico has been the topic of curiosity from Europe’s elite this switch window.

The 23-year-old was described as ‘untouchable’ by Italian transfer guru Fabrizio Romano amid robust curiosity from Chelsea and Bayern Munich after tearing up the European Championships.

That seemingly hasn’t stopped the Reds from attempting their luck, although, with La Republicca claiming by way of Football Italia that Jurgen Klopp’s facet launched an audacious €100m (£85.6m) supply for the right-footed winger – which was rejected.

Juve have a €40 million (£34.2m) obligation to purchase on the finish of the brand new season, hoping to reclaim the Serie A title after dropping their nine-year grip by the hands of Inter Milan.

Chiesa’s first time period as a Bianconeri participant was productive, scoring 9 targets and aiding the identical quantity within the Italian top-flight.

That matches Mane’s return of 18 direct aim contributions within the Premier League, each boasting 31 begins.

Though Salah is near-irreplaceable at Anfield, the Azzurri starlet profiles far more just like the Egyptian.

Typically seen slicing in from the precise for his nationwide staff, Chiesa enjoys taking over central areas and featured as a centre-forward at instances for Fiorentina.

Andrea Pirlo deployed him of the left flank in a 4-4-2 on the Allianz Stadium which hindered his attacking output.

You would be hard-pressed to discover a Liverpool fan who desires to eliminate 29-year-old Salah, however there was hypothesis that the previous Roma man might go away this summer season if the value was proper, together with his present contract expiring in 2022.

Many consider that the Reds’ ageing assault – Mane and Roberto Firmino are additionally each 29 – will have to be refreshed within the upcoming switch home windows, and it seems Klopp and sporting director Michael Edwards are already engaged on the reshaping.

If the Anfield facet are certainly eager on Chiesa, it might absolutely imply one other ahead departing, with Diogo Jota already on the fringes of being a daily starter.

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has beforehand alluded to Salah transferring on, saying in January: “Mo Salah is unquestionably a type of gamers who would have a look at his profession and possibly need Barcelona or Real Madrid on his CV.

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“Some gamers have a look at their profession like that. I believe Eden Hazard at all times needed to go to Actual Madrid at some stage,” Carragher famous.

“I would not be stunned if a number of years in the past, when Mo Salah was mapping his profession out, that’s one thing he wish to have finished.”

The Egypt aim machine has beforehand mentioned in interviews that he could desire a new problem.

Nevertheless, the ex-Reds defender wasn’t involved of an imminent transfer on the time.

“I believe the state of affairs now – financially and his age – means golf equipment do not have that sort of cash for him,” Carragher added.

“You might be speaking in extra of £100million and I believe Actual Madrid and Barcelona can be Mbappe or Haaland and even Mane forward of Salah now due to his age.

“These two golf equipment aren’t flush with cash and his contract nonetheless has a while to run at Liverpool.

“So I am not fearful as a Liverpool fan that he’s going to depart any time quickly.”

But when Liverpool’s reported curiosity in Chiesa is true, then it might seem to point some degree of concern that Salah or Mane might depart.

If contingency plans are in place to discover a alternative, then it might effectively be a switch story to develop over the approaching weeks.

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