Federico Chiesa (27) was used sparingly by Liverpool last season. Following his summer move, the Italian made just six Premier League appearances, starting just once, in the penultimate game of the season, with the title already wrapped up.
Liverpool are therefore looking to offload Chiesa, who, for now, is not attracting much interest. However, Sacha Tavolieri understands that the Merseyside club are already lining up his replacement. Olympique Lyonnais’ Malick Fofana (20) is the priority target. The Belgium international recently changed agents and will be allowed to leave OL for a fee of €50m this summer.
However, whilst a €50m valuation has been set, Lyon are hoping that a bidding war may see the fee rise to around €70m. As reported by L’Équipe, Fofana is also a target for Premier League rivals Chelsea. Tavolieri understands that Liverpool currently lead Chelsea in the race to sign the winger, who last season made 17 goal contributions in 41 games.
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