New Italy coach Gattuso sends emphatic message to Federico Chiesa amid Liverpool exit rumours

Less than week into his reign as Italy head coach, Gennaro Gattuso has already laid down the law to Federico Chiesa.

It’s coming up to a full year since the Liverpool forward last played for his country (in their 2-0 defeat to Switzerland which knocked them out of Euro 2024), and the 27-year-old hasn’t even been called up for the Azzurri in the meantime (Transfermarkt).

His case hasn’t been helped by injury problems and a struggle for game-time since coming to Anfield, having played just 466 minutes in the whole of last season.