Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Federico Chiesa from Juventus in a £12.5 million ($16.5m) deal.
The Italy attacker penned a four-year contract at Anfield after passing his medical on Wednesday.
Liverpool will pay a guaranteed £10m to their Serie A counterparts with a further £2.5m to potentially follow in add-ons, which are dependent on Arne Slot’s side winning the Premier League and the Champions League. He will wear the No 14 shirt which belonged to Jordan Henderson prior to his departure in 2023.
“I’m so happy to be a Liverpool player,” said Chiesa. “When Richard Hughes called me and he said, ‘Do you want to join Liverpool?’ – and the coach called me – I said yes immediately because I know the history of this club, I know what it represents to the fans. I’m so happy and I can’t wait to get started.”
Chiesa’s arrival means that Slot will be operating with six senior attackers this season as the 26-year-old competes for a starting spot with Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo.
Liverpool have had a long-standing admiration Chiesa dating back to his time at Fiorentina and sporting director Richard Hughes moved swiftly to wrap up a deal this week when it became clear he was eager to move to Anfield.
The fact that he had entered the final year of his contract and had been frozen out by coach Thiago Motta means that Juventus were willing to sell him for a relatively low fee.
Liverpool believe the signing of Chiesa represents remarkable value with low risk and a potentially big upside. He scored 10 goals in 37 appearances for Juventus last season.
Chiesa, who had also attracted interest from Saudi Arabia, is comfortable playing across the frontline and was eager to test himself in the Premier League.
With Chiesa on board, Slot intends to use Harvey Elliott predominantly as an attacking midfielder. Elliott has previously been used at times as cover for Salah wide on the right.
Liverpool return to Premier League action against Manchester United on Sunday.
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