Liverpool star Federico Chiesa leaves Italy squad as nightmare season continues

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Liverpool’s Premier League title defence has been blighted by a number of injuries throughout the season with Italian winger Federico Chiesa the latest to have picked up a problemLiverpool winger Federico Chiesa has left the Italian national team, having added to the Reds’ injury woes. In agreement with his club, he has left the squad.

A host of players including Alexander Isak, Conor Bradley, Wataru Endo are already out with lengthy issues, while Alisson, Mohamed Salah and Hugo Ekitike have all picked up problems over the past week.Asked if there was a lack of sympathy for Liverpool’s lengthy injury list after the defeat against Brighton, Slot said: “No, I have complete sympathy with that, for all the people who are saying this, because no-one in England is used to the fact that there are also clubs that are selling players.“So usually in England when a club is buying [for] £450m, which we did, that's adding that to the already great team you are having. That no-one wants to see that and no-one wants to understand this, that I can also understand, because fans of other teams or certain pundits don't want to tell you that we've sold for £300m.“Now if then the £150m player is never available, that's already one thing.

It makes complete sense if you win the league last season and you spent £150m, not £450m, that expectations are high and those expectations were high for the pundits, for the media, for me, for the fans.“But at our club we are also looking at the situation and the things we had, the challenge we had during this season and then we might be a bit more realistic why this season has gone the way it has gone. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.England's 2026 World Cup kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.