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Liverpool winger Federico Chiesa has admitted that he enjoyed watching AC Milan while he was growing up.
Chiesa is a player that has been linked with Milan every transfer window for the past few years. The speculation intensified in the summer mercato as Samuel Chukwueze and Noah Okafor were allowed to leave, while the Italian forward struggled to forge a key role at Anfield.
Nonetheless, this season things have picked up under Arne Slot. Chiesa is playing more despite the attacking additions Liverpool made, and any notion of a potential return to Serie A has been kicked down the line for now.
Chiesa gave an interview to Sky Sports (via LFC) discussing various topics, including the choice between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the playing time he has had with the Reds (two goals and three assists so far this season) and who he admired growing up.
Who would feature in your Italian football ‘Mount Rushmore’?
“Oh my days! I’ll go [Paolo] Maldini, [Roberto] Baggio. I have to say a ’keeper… [Gianluigi] Buffon. Let’s go for a midfielder… [Andrea] Pirlo.”
Did you have an idol growing up?
“Yeah, I did, it was Kaka. Because I liked to watch AC Milan when I was growing up, with my father. I was just looking at Milan and I fell in love with Kaka.”
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