Liverpool, for their part, still believe that their £12.5million signing will come good and Arne Slot feels he could be an important resource in the coming months. The Reds are therefore reluctant to sanction a loan or sale of Chiesa this winter ...

Liverpool star Federico Chiesa reportedly ‘wants out’ of the club during the January transfer window, having grown frustrated under Arne Slot since joining in the summer. Chiesa was billed as one of the bargains of the summer transfer window, with Liverpool picking the Italian up for just £12.5million in August.

Liverpool have a number of players at risk of picking up a suspension against West Ham United which would see them miss the Reds' clash against Manchester United in January