Liverpool newbie Federico Chiesa has been lauded as the signing of the season in the Premier League as he s been backed to replace Mohamed Salah.
The Premier League giants only made one signing in the summer as they invested around £12.5m to sign from Serie A outfit Juventus.
also reached an agreement with Valencia to sign Georgia international Giorgi Mamardashvili, but he will not make his move to Anfield official until next year.
Chiesa made his Liverpool debut off the bench against AC Milan in the Champions League in midweek. Former Premier League defender Glen Johnson thinks the winger are very good options to replace Salah.
“He’s come to the club with a slight injury, so I think they’re protecting him a little bit at the moment. Once he gets over this injury and is match-fit, then I believe he will help this team big time, Johnson said in an interview with Betfred.
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He’s a player that works his socks off, charges around and a lot of the lads at Liverpool do that already, so he’ll fit in just fine.”
When asked whether Chiesa could be a long-term replacement for Salah, he answered: “Yes. You don’t want Mo to leave, but with Chiesa there already and If Eberechi Eze was also to come in next summer, then they’d both be very good options if Mo departs.”
Johnson also reckons Chiesa has the potential to be the signing of the season in the Premier League.
“It’s yet to be proven, but I do like Liverpool’s signing of Federico Chiesa, Johnson added.
Once he gets fit, I think he’s the type of player that they’re going to need. As long as he can handle the Premier League, which I have no doubts he can, then I think he will prove to be a very good signing for Liverpool.”
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Liverpool boss Arne Slot has commented on the main difference between the Premier League and every other league in Europe .
“In Holland we also have Eredivisie, so we (Dutch teams) also play games at the weekend and also play Champions League and Europa League so we also play in the week,” Slot said.
