04 Jun 2026 16:40:08
Just a thought but I would be inclined to say that Iraola might want to keep Chiesa, I think he suits his play style, he's a ball of energy and presses a lot, not a starter but would be useful coming off the bench if we need to chase a game in the 70+ min to grab a goal (like he's done for us a number of times).
You'd get more pressing out of Chiesa than you would Gakpo.
04 Jun 2026 16:49:26
Rustler - I love his attitude. Be nice to see if the new man can get a tune out him as I think with the right tactics he could offer us something in the later stages of a game where we need energy.
04 Jun 2026 16:51:34
I love Chiesa, so this would make me very happy. I do think he'll leave though.
04 Jun 2026 17:00:24
Iraola should keep Chiesa around, very valuable fringe player.
04 Jun 2026 17:04:06
He's on that big money, though, isn't he. Tough one.
04 Jun 2026 17:07:35
We need to keep every player, his style will need a large squad to even fight on 2 fronts, never mind 4, and Liverpool don't have enough bodies atm.
Molby.
04 Jun 2026 17:25:24
From what I've seen of him, he struggles to retain and regain possession and is not particularly skillful. His energy and enthusiasm are top class, but he gets paid a lot of money to run around and not make any real impact. Hope I'm wrong.
04 Jun 2026 17:30:01
Chiesa is up there with Sean Dundee as one of the worst players we have signed. The new manager will not suddenly get him back to peak 2020 Chiesa. He will sell him to make space for someone who will be a viable rotation option.
04 Jun 2026 17:32:12
Chiesa wouldn't start for any Premier League team barring maybe the promoted teams. The peak of his career was 6 years ago. Let it go.
04 Jun 2026 17:36:39
140k pw and wants to play. I'd rather see both his and Gakpo's wages and fees used for more suitable, young players.
04 Jun 2026 18:08:52
His attitude and work rate is very much to Iraola's liking. We also need to keep as many players as possible this summer. There's a lot of work to do already. Look how badly we were affected by all of last year's (very much unnecessary) summer movement.
04 Jun 2026 19:23:55
How was it unnecessary? We lost Darwin, Diaz and, unfortunately, Jota. They needed replacing.