He almost stopped playing, overshadowed Cristiano Ronaldo and will now be Liverpool's star signing

Almost two years on, Roberto Mancini will be hoping for revenge, this time with Luis de la Fuente as the new Spain coach, who replaced 'Lucho' after the Qatar World Cup. And Jürgen Klopp will not be missing out, as he will be keeping a close eye on a player he is hugely attracted to, and who he intends to take to Liverpool. He is Federico Chiesa.

The 25-year-old winger was one of the mainstays of the team that emerged as European champions in 2021, putting in superb performances. This led to him being put on the agenda of the continent's top sides, including Real Madrid, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. But he remained at Juventus, where things have not gone as he had hoped, because shortly after he suffered a very serious injury.

He tore the cruciate ligaments in his knee, which caused him to be out of action for almost a year. He is now fully recovered, and is fighting to get back to his best, something he has not yet managed to do. Despite this, he is still highly rated, and Massimiliano Allegri considers him to be one of the main stars of the squad. Unfortunately, they are in danger of losing him.

Tough injury

Anfield are hoping to convince Chiesa, but they will not be in the group stage of the continental competition either and will have to settle for the Europa League. Klopp is confident that he will be able to get his hands on Chiesa, and is asking the English board to pay the 60 million euros that will be necessary for the 'Vecchia Signora' to open their doors to him.