Federico Chiesa seems to have made it clear he would be open to playing for AC Milan, but his physical condition must be assessed.
Chiesa is among the various Juventus or ex-Juventus players that have been mentioned in recent days as potentially reuniting with Massimiliano Allegri at Milan. He joined Liverpool last summer but was not used much, and thus the possibility of a summer exit remains.
Milan evaluating Chiesa
This morning’s Corriere della Sera (via MilanNews) takes stock of Chiesa’s future. One of his goals for the upcoming few months is to regain not only a spot in the Italy squad but an established starting role, under the new guidance of Gennaro Gattuso.
Chiesa has ‘sent signals to Allegri’, but in this case Milan must be convinced, as they want to evaluate the player’s physical condition to understand if it is worth making a low-risk investment (in terms of costs).
The real problem, if anything, is his €7.5m salary. This is an amount that Milan deem too much for a player who hasn’t had any consistency on the pitch for two years, with Rafael Leao the current highest earner in the squad at €7m per year.
In Chiesa’s last season in Serie A under Allegri (2023-24), he racked up nine goals and two assists in the league, which was his best season since racking up eight and eight in 2020-21 immediately after joining.
