Competition for Barça! Liverpool could 'steal' Flick's favorite winger

The FC Barcelona board will have to deal with a tough contender this week for the signing of Federico Chiesa. Although the 26-year-old player seems convinced to accept the Barça offer as soon as the club has enough financial margin to sign, another Premier League 'big' has noticed him. For Juventus, the departure of the '7' is a priority, which is why Barça may be at a disadvantage when negotiating in the coming days.

According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Liverpool "is exploring the conditions of the agreement" with the 'Old Lady', although the operation aims to close in the final hours of Friday, since in the Premier, as in LaLiga and Bundesliga, the transfer window is open until 11:59 p.m. on August 30. In principle, Juve expects to earn at least 15 million euros for the transfer, 20 'kilos' less than the player's current price on Transfermarkt.

🚨🔴 EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool make initial approach for Federico Chiesa ace possible option for final days.

Chiesa, available on the market ace Juve want to find to solution and #LFC made contact today.

Liverpool exploring conditions of the deal Ace Chiesa would be keen on PL moves. pic.twitter.com/npoeyofstv

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 26, 2024

Chiesa debates between Liverpool and Barça to relaunch his career

However, the decision will not be easy for the one from Genoa. And, both at Barça and at Liverpool, he will have tough competition to fight for ownership. Chiesa can play without problems lying on both sides, although he feels more comfortable on the right. There, the culés have Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, so it is likely that he will have to resign himself to playing on the left. On that side it won't be easy either, since Dani Olmo, Gavi, Ferran Torres, Ansu Fati (everything indicates that he will continue in the team) and Raphinha himself will be his direct 'rivals'.

At Anfield, yes, the outlook is far from simple. The 'reds' have the right wing well covered with Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota, while on the other side are Luis Díaz and Cody Gakpo. The Colombian sounded like a possible casualty at Liverpool and was on Barça's radar, but finally decided to stay under the orders of Arne Slot. Thus, Federico Chiesa will have to think very carefully before taking the next step in his sporting career, which aims to be decisive for the Italian international's future.