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‘Regrets are alibis for losers’ - Federico Chiesa's father offers transfer update on Liverpool forward amid talk of summer Serie A return

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<p>Italy international Chiesa moved to Anfield in a cut-price transfer during the summer of 2024. Injury problems at Juventus led to the Serie A giants cashing in on the Euro 2020 winner. Liverpool hoped to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/great-player-federico-chiesa-liverpool-mo-salah-asset-arne-slot/blt40c82ba11b0bacbc" target="_blank">rekindle a lost spark in the talented forward</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Chiesa has, however, made just 11 appearances this season and figured in only three Premier League fixtures – with those <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/can-confirm-agent-reveals-federico-chiesa-transfer-plan-123-minutes-liverpool/bltdc29d986d0488bef" target="_blank">substitute outings totalling 25 minutes</a>. Inevitably, questions are being asked of the 27-year-old’s future.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Chiesa's father, ex-Parma and Sampdoria striker Enrico, has told <a href="https://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/calcio-estero/premier-league/2025/03/23-139397415/chiesa_e_la_juve_ma_quali_rimpianti_sono_gli_alibi_degli_sconfitti/2 " target="_blank"><em>Tuttosport</em></a> when asked if his son could be on the move again in 2025: “Federico is very happy at Liverpool, he is at a top club that is leading the Premier League and now we hope he can win the title! He is there to have his say, he has a great opportunity.”</p>

WHAT ENRICO CHIESA SAID

<p>Chiesa senior went on to say: “I told him over the summer what I’ve been saying since he was a kid, because the truth is, until the age of 15, he didn’t really play that often. When he’d ask what he should do, I told him to keep training, don’t give up, make sure you are ready when the moment comes.”</p><p>He added when asked if Chiesa has questioned his decision to head for England: “Regrets are just the alibis for losers. No, there are no regrets.”</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>There has been talk of <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/fiorentina-january-swoop-rescue-federico-chiesa-liverpool-struggles-arne-slot/blt9e55b66361b75a63" target="_blank">interest from Serie A building in Chiesa</a>, with plenty of clubs reportedly ready to bring him home. He is, however, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/federico-chiesa-liverpool-transfer-decision-winger-nightmare-debut-season-anfield/blt3c250863361c0e1d" target="_blank">tied to a contract on Merseyside through to 2028</a> and remains determined to prove his worth with Premier League heavyweights.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR FEDERICO CHIESA?

‘Regrets are alibis for losers’ - Federico Chiesa's father offers transfer update on Liverpool forward amid talk of summer Serie A return | Goal.com South Africa

Federico Chiesa’s father says “regrets are just the alibis for losers”, with exit talk at Liverpool being played down.

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