Liverpool did come under fire in the summer from the fans for their lethargic approach in the transfer window and there was a sense of doom and gloom around the club.
The pessimism following the transfer window has disappeared quickly due to the team’s scintillating performances on the pitch under the tutelage of Arne Slot.
The new Liverpool manager has helped the fans to get over the disappointment of the transfer window as his team are sitting pretty at the summit of the Premier League table after seven games.
Federico Chiesa is one of the players who joined Liverpool in the summer but he is yet to make a major impact on the pitch for the Merseyside giants.
He has made one substitute appearance in the Premier League and missed the win over Crystal Palace last weekend due to an injury.
While he is not pulling up trees in England, in Italy, Juventus’ decision to sell him in the summer is coming under the scanner.
Juventus termed ‘ridiculous’ for selling one of the best Italian players to Liverpool
Chiesa was in the final year of his contract at Juventus and the club decided to cash in on him to avoid the scenario of losing the winger on a free transfer next year.
Liverpool agreed to pay a comparatively low fee of €12.5m to sign him from Juventus but the Italian giants were keener to get his wages off their books.
However, Il Napolista has questioned the wisdom of selling a player of Chiesa’s quality for such a low sum when Juventus could have kept him.
The newspaper conceded that Chiesa is no ‘Roberto Baggio’ but stressed that he was still one of Italy’s best players a few years back and could have played a role in Juventus’ squad.
It claimed that a player of his ability could have opened up tight games for Juventus, such as their 1-1 draw at home against Cagliari this weekend.
They indicated that he was probably sold to save the €5m wages the club were paying but pointed out that Chiesa’s departure has left Juventus with limited attacking options.
