Federico Chiesa set for Liverpool medical after £10m deal agreed with Juventus

The PA information company understands the Reds have agreed to pay the Serie A outfit an preliminary £10m for the 26-year-old Italy ahead, with an extra £2.5m largely dependent upon the group’s efficiency throughout his time at Anfield.

Chiesa, who had been linked with Spanish giants Barcelona and a transfer to Saudi Arabia this summer season, will now bear medical checks with a view to finishing a change.

Liverpool registered their curiosity within the participant after it emerged that he was not a part of Juve boss Thiago Motta’s long-term plans.

He joined the Bianconeri completely in July 2022, finishing a £42m transfer from Fiorentina following a profitable mortgage spell throughout the earlier two seasons.

Chiesa made 37 appearances, 29 of them as a starter and scored 10 objectives final season, and likewise discovered the again of the online twice in 9 video games for his nation, each of them in a Euro 2024 qualifying win over North Macedonia in November.

Having prospered at Juve beneath Andrea Pirlo, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament damage in January 2022 and struggled to rediscover his finest kind on his return beneath Massimiliano Allegri, and his days have appeared numbered since Motta’s arrival earlier this summer season.