New 'blow' in 'operation extreme'! Chiesa does not wait for Barça and gives green light to Liverpool

FC Barcelona is one step away from receiving a new, and hard, blow in the 'operation extreme'. With the options of Nico Williams and Luis Díaz ruled out and with the difficulties presented in the signing of a mega star like Rafael Leao, Federico Chiesa appeared as the preferred alternative of the Barça entity to reinforce a position that has been marked as a priority since the beginning of the summer and whose reinforcement has been hindered for different reasons.

The Italian has been removed from the first team by Juventus and the 'bianconeri' are looking for an immediate exit for him. From the offices of the Juventus Stadium they will make it as easy as possible to get rid of the player and his transfer could be closed in Turin for a figure close to 15 million euros, a situation that Can Barça wanted to take advantage of, where they saw him as an ideal opportunity due to his potential and low price.

However, problems with financial 'fair play' have hindered the operation. Although the agreement with Nike is about to be closed and this would give 'oxygen' to the coffers of the Catalan institution, today they continue to have problems when it comes to finding salary margin to register players. Dani Olmo missed the first two days of LaLiga for this reason, and although he managed to be registered for the match against Rayo Vallecano, the reality is that there are more doubts than certainties in this section, so the signing of Chiesa has 'cooled off' in recent days.

In this context, Liverpool has 'burst in' as the great candidate to get the services of the Italian. The 'reds' want to reinforce their forward line and pointed to the transalpine striker as the perfect candidate as he is one of the 'sweethearts' of the summer sale, so, after the initial conversations between both parties, the journalist specializing in transfers, Fabrizio Romano, has assured that Federico has already given the 'OK' to close his arrival at Anfield Road.

The player wants to go to the Premier League

According to the aforementioned source, the Euro 2021 champion is more than enthusiastic about the possibility of wearing the red shirt and playing in the Premier League. In addition, his salary will not be a problem for the Merseyside entity, which is why his incorporation into the new project headed by Arne Slot could be closed in the next few hours.

Barça runs out of options

In this way, in the Ciudad Condal they begin to see how their alternatives for the left side of the forward begin to reduce. Regardless of what may happen with Nike, Chiesa's arrival in England leaves Kingsley Coman as the only acceptable option for the club at this time. If the agreement with the 'swoosh' brand is closed soon, the culés will have room to maneuver to get a last-minute 'bombshell', with Leao as Laporta's great candidate. However, if this deal is not achieved before the market closes, Flick will be forced to rely on his 'homegrown' (Raphinha, Ferran and Ansu) to cover a position that, despite the club's many attempts, has been 'punished' by the club's finances.