Federico Chiesa has insisted he wants to stay with Liverpool after an emotional first Premier League goal for the club in the dramatic win over Bournemouth on Friday night at Anfield.
Softfootball reported that the Reds beat the Cherries 4-2 in a thrilling match which saw the home team take a two-goal lead through Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo only to be pegged back by an Antoine Semenyo brace.
The match went on to the 88th minute with the scores level but that was when the ball fell to substitute Chiesa in the penalty box and he expertly volleyed home to put the Reds back in front.
Mohamed Salah added a fourth in injury time and what could have been a harmful night to their Premier League title defence, turned out to be a successful one.
Chiesa has been linked with a move away from Anfield this summer after a very underwhelming first season with the club, which saw him make just six Premier League appearances.
According to a post by Fabrizio Romano via his X handle, the Italian sounds like he has no interest in an exit and wants to stay and contribute as much as he possibly can.
The tweet reads:
Federico Chiesa on his future: “I’m very happy at Liverpool! I will speak to the club but I wanna stay here and fight to win many trophies”.
The 27-year-old scored two goals last season, one in the FA Cup against Accrington Stanley and another in the Carabao Cup final defeat to Newcastle. He is delighted to finally get on the score sheet in the Premier League, especially in such crucial fashion.
Since Liverpool parted ways with Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez, the conversation has been around whether Slot has enough attackers at his disposal.
Throughout those discussions, many supporters have overlooked Federico Chiesa as even being an option, such has been the surety that he would leave.
But football has a funny way of working, and when Slot threw the 27-year-old on with just minutes left to play on Friday, it felt inevitable that it would Federico Chiesa who found a way back in front for Liverpool.
The Reds can now put their feet up after a stressful opening to the season as they do not return to action until Monday August 25 when they travel to take on Newcastle. That is followed by a home game against Arsenal six days later on what is a tough start to the campaign for the champions.
