Federico Chiesa Could be Set for January Liverpool Exit
Juventus are exploring a renewed move for Federico Chiesa to “strengthen the offensive department in view of the second half of the season”, with the Serie A giants reassessing a familiar face to bolster their attack. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, who broke the original report, the Italian club have already “moved with the player’s entourage to test the ground” about a potential mid season return to Turin.
Chiesa, now 28, swapped Juventus for Liverpool in summer 2024, signing a deal that runs until 30 June 2028, with his current contract expiring in June 2028. The forward’s situation has become topical again, not because of a lack of interest on Merseyside, but due to Juventus reconsidering him amid a need for extra firepower in Italy.
Juventus Loan Plan, Liverpool Resistance
Juve’s “preferred solution is that of a loan”, a stance that feels financially prudent, but strategically optimistic. Di Marzio’s report makes clear that “Liverpool at the moment is not open to this solution.” The Reds’ position is logical, “if it were to deprive itself of Chiesa, would eventually do so only permanently.” That line in the sand matters, it protects squad stability, asset value, and avoids empowering a potential European rival without long term benefit.
Juventus’ loan leaning is understandable given their January priorities. Reinforcing without heavy outlay is the modern winter window playbook. Yet testing the ground via “the player’s entourage” rather than club to club dialogue first may also signal that Juve are gauging appetite before committing to formal terms.
Liverpool Injury Context Heightens Stakes
Liverpool’s resistance is not merely contractual. The timing is complicated with Mohamed Salah currently away at AFCON with Egypt and Alexander Isak sidelined for the foreseeable. Losing two elite forwards simultaneously has exposed Liverpool’s lack of depth.
Chiesa, signed initially to supplement a title push, has now quietly become central to Liverpool’s forward rotation. A thin squad makes a loan exit almost untenable. The January question for Liverpool is not whether Chiesa is part of the future, it is whether he is essential to the present. Right now, the evidence says yes.
Our View – Anfield Index Analysis
Liverpool’s position is rational, but it also tells a deeper story about the club’s current predicament. Arne Slot, champion in his Premier League debut season, delivered the title in 2024/25, but the defence of that crown has been bruising. Liverpool sit 4th, creaking through a campaign hampered by a threadbare squad, inconsistent rotations, and an over reliance on remaining forwards. The idea of even entertaining a Chiesa exit, temporary or otherwise, borders on negligent right now.
The club are frustrated, fans even more so. The permanent only stance is the correct call, but it also exposes how urgently Liverpool need Chiesa firing, fit, and starting matches now, not negotiating exits.
Liverpool’s attack has lost balance and depth, and now more than ever, they need Chiesa providing goals, pace, and rotation relief. With Chiesa fit again and minutes needed, Slot has to lean into him. The summer gamble on squad depth has failed. January cannot become another gamble.
