Federico Chiesa Wants To Return To The Italian National Team, Many Things Need To Be Done

Federico Chiesa had problems in fitness so he was dropped from the Italian national team (Instagram/@fedexchiesa).

JAKARTA - Federico Chiesa is eyeing a return to the Italian national team by 2025. However, there are many challenges that the Liverpool player must face.

Since moving to Anfield at the start of the 2024/2025 season, Chiesa has struggled to get playing time.

He is currently still absent at Liverpool due to fitness issues. Chiesa has only made three appearances with the Reds this season for a total of 78 minutes.

Chiesa has a lot to do to restore the trust of Italian manager Luciano Spaletti.

Chiesa last defended the Azzurri at Euro 2024. After that, his name was not included in the list of players called Spaletti for the UEFA Nations League agenda.

The 27-year-old still has the opportunity to return to the Italian national team considering that next year many agendas will be carried out, starting from the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in the European Zone to the knockout phase of the UEFA Nations League.

Fitness

Chiesa moved to Liverpool for a 15 million euro transfer fee from Juventus just at the end of the summer transfer window.

He has trained individually in Turin after being told he will not be part of Thiago Motta's plans for the 2024/2025 season.

Since then, the 27-year-old has not really grown under Arne Slot. Nearly three months of his Liverpool career, Chiesa has only played 78 minutes, which is divided into three appearances as substitutes in the Premier League, Champions League, and Carabao Cup.

Slot recently explained the fact that Chiesa missed full pre-season which is the main reason why she hasn't performed a lot at Anfield this season.

The Liverpool manager also stated that Chiesa's task was even more difficult given the difference in intensity between Serie A and the Premier League.

If you want to return to the Italian national team, Chiesa must restore her fitness. She needs to solve her repeated fitness problems and minor injuries.

In addition to ACL in the 2020/2021 season, he often struggles with muscle injuries, which tend to affect him in his return in action.

It is also part of the reason why Juventus made the decision not to renew his contract last season.

Appear Regular In Club

The second thing Chiesa needs to do is appear regularly at the club level if she wants to be considered for duty in the Azzurri.

Spalletti has opted for a more established squad over the past three international breaks, making it a bit more difficult for new faces to come in.

However, players with profiles like Chiesa can benefit Italy in the future. You see, there are allegations that Italy lacks creative relations between midfield and Mateo Retegui in the attacking sector.

The Azzurri centre-forward has struggled to make an impact in one of the last two Azzurri matches against France and Belgium.

Back to Liverpool's line-up may be a bigger challenge than a return to Italy's line-up.

The reason is, the Reds have good supplies in their attacking lines, such as Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez, and Diogo Jota. Everything is able to operate on the wing.

Meanwhile, Mohamed Salah is guaranteed to start on the right if available.

The five players are currently above Chiesa on the starter list if fit and available.

The only way to return to regular appearance at club level is to have a loan period outside of Anfield.

Recently there was news in Italian media that Inter Milan is ready to offer Chiesa a loan status in January 2025.

Roma and Milan are also touted as a possible option if Liverpool agree to the interim move.

However, any club has to bear most of Chiesa's salary, which reportedly reaches around 7.5 million euros per year.