{"id":257189,"date":"2026-01-22T02:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T02:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/257189\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T02:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T02:39:16","slug":"out-of-liverpool-squad-last-minute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/257189\/","title":{"rendered":"Out of Liverpool Squad Last-Minute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Federico Chiesa<\/a> was forced to withdraw from the Liverpool squad to face Marseille despite being named among the substitutes, having picked up a knock.<\/p>\n

Chiesa was named as one of nine substitutes just over an hour before kickoff in France, but the 28-year-old did not take his place on the bench as planned.<\/p>\n

He was instead ruled out after suffering an injury in the warmup, leaving Cody Gakpo<\/a> and Rio Ngumoha<\/a> as the only attackers in reserve.<\/p>\n

It is the latest in a long line of setbacks for Liverpool\u2019s No. 14, who has picked up untimely injuries on a number of occasions \u2013 including earlier this season.<\/p>\n

The Reds set up in a 4-2-4 in their penultimate clash of the Champions League<\/a>\u2018s league phase, with Mohamed Salah<\/a> and Hugo Ekitike<\/a> up front but splitting wide for Dominik Szoboszlai<\/a> and Florian Wirtz<\/a> to push through the middle.<\/p>\n

\"LIVERPOOL,<\/p>\n

Chiesa could have been an ideal option to turn to late in the game, particularly in that system, but he was left to watch on from behind the dugout.<\/p>\n

The Italian has been linked with a return to former club Juventus this month, but reports suggest<\/a> they have now turned their attention to Fenerbahce\u2019s Youssef En-Nesyri and Atalanta\u2019s Daniel Maldini instead.<\/p>\n

This Is Anfield understands Liverpool\u2019s stance over a January deal for Chiesa has remained unchanged this month: in short, he is not available.<\/p>\n

It seems likely however that a permanent move will be sanctioned in the summer, with the versatile forward far down the pecking order under Arne Slot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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