{"id":37604,"date":"2026-01-09T16:22:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/09\/euro-giants-manager-takes-personal-action-towards-signing-liverpool-star\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:22:32","slug":"euro-giants-manager-takes-personal-action-towards-signing-liverpool-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/09\/euro-giants-manager-takes-personal-action-towards-signing-liverpool-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro giants manager takes &#8216;personal action&#8217; towards signing Liverpool star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/09\/euro-giants-manager-takes-personal-action-towards-signing-liverpool-star\/#Antonio_Conte_uses_key_connections_to_seal_Federico_Chiesa_transfer\" >Antonio Conte uses key connections to seal Federico Chiesa transfer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/09\/euro-giants-manager-takes-personal-action-towards-signing-liverpool-star\/#Liverpool_could_risk_letting_go_of_Chiesa\" >Liverpool could risk letting go of Chiesa<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Liverpool manager Arne Slott applauds fans after the game against Arsenal (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Napoli manager Antonio Conte has reportedly made a &#8220;personal move&#8221; to secure the transfer of Liverpool winger Federico Chiesa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Italy international has struggled to look his best during his time at Anfield, so it&#8217;s no wonder there is now talk of a potential return to Serie A.<\/p>\n<p>Chiesa was a key player at his former club Juventus, and one imagines that Napoli could improve if given the chance to play more often.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old started just one Premier League game all season for Liverpool, so he will no doubt be tempted if an offer comes his way in the near future.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Antonio_Conte_uses_key_connections_to_seal_Federico_Chiesa_transfer\"><\/span>Antonio Conte uses key connections to seal Federico Chiesa transfer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Federico Chiesa gestures during Liverpool&#8217;s pre-match warm-up (Photo by Alex Pantling\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Italian journalist Emanuele Cammaroto told Radio Punto Zero that Conte personally tried to lure Chiesa to Napoli.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Chiesa? Conte made a personal move,&#8221; Camaroto said, as translated by Sport Witness.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Juventus are very interested in the former player, while Napoli have a great relationship with Federico and his father Enrico.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see if this leads to a definite move, but it&#8217;s easy to see why it would be attractive to Chiesa after a difficult spell at Liverpool.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpool_could_risk_letting_go_of_Chiesa\"><\/span>Liverpool could risk letting go of Chiesa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even though LFC clearly doesn&#8217;t use Chiesa very often, they aren&#8217;t necessarily in the best position at the moment, so it might be good to keep him to add depth to the team.<\/p>\n<p>Arne Slott may need Chiesa at some point, as he had all three players absent for Thursday night&#8217;s away game against Arsenal: Mohamed Salah, Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike.<\/p>\n<p>Salah is currently involved in AFCON, but Isak and Ekitike are injured, so one or two more injuries could be a big problem for Liverpool, who could turn to Chiesa to replace them.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool manager Arne Slott applauds fans after the game against Arsenal (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images) Napoli manager Antonio Conte has reportedly made a &#8220;personal move&#8221; to secure the transfer of Liverpool winger Federico Chiesa. 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