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Federico Chiesa 'wanted in January transfer' after playing just 78 minutes for Liverpool

oscar maung-haley
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Federico Chiesa has struggled with injury since joining Liverpool in the summer
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Liverpool winger Federico Chiesa is reportedly a target for Serie A side Como in January.

The Italian joined the Reds in the summer from Juventus for a fee of around $14.5m (£11m/€13m), in what was viewed as a bargain signing by Liverpool to bolster their attack. But, since his arrival on Merseyside, Chiesa has barely featured for Liverpool.

The ex-Juventus star has played just 78 minutes for the Reds, with his last appearance for Liverpool coming in the Carabao Cup against West Ham United. Liverpool won that game 5-1, with Chiesa playing 59 minutes in their win over the Hammers.

However, he has not featured since. And reports from Italy claim he could be a target in January for Serie A side Como, who are currently managed by ex-Arsenal and Chelsea star Cesc Fabregas. CalcioMercato, Como is interested in making a loan move for Chiesa. AC Milan is also interested to in the Liverpool winger according to the Italian outlet.

So far this season, Liverpool has not needed to call upon Chiesa, with the Reds forward line well stocked. This season, Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez have all scored for the Reds.

It seems unlikely Liverpool would want to give up on Chiesa this early into his Reds career, but with him currently unable to get on the pitch, it would be interesting to see just how they look to handle his future on Merseyside.

Liverpool.com says: "With the benefit of hindsight, Liverpool may not have made a move to sign Chiesa this past summer had they known he would have played just 78 minutes come November. Slot has spoken about needing to get the Italian up to speed after having barely had any pre-season, but it remains to be seen just where he will fit into the Reds attack this season, especially given their depth upfront."