Federico Chiesa has been sidelined for the past few weeks after a difficult start to life at Liverpool
Arne Slot has rubbished suggestions Liverpool are contemplating letting Federico Chiesa return to Italy on loan in January - but admits it has been difficult bringing the summer signing up to speed in the Premier League . Chiesa has been limited to just 78 minutes of action over three appearances since arriving from Juventus in a potential £12.5million deal shortly before the transfer deadline at the end of August.
Asked about a possible January loan for Chiesa, the Reds head coach said: 'That hasn't gone through my mind at all. First and foremost is that he gets fit again and then we can see where he is. 'He missed pre-season and in pre-season he was on low intensity sessions as he had to train with three or four players separate from the group.
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