Liverpool are facing an interesting summer transfer window with plenty of changes expected at Anfield.

The Reds are already beginning to move in the market as they prepare to tie up a deal for Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong.

Liverpool coaches are excited by Frimpong and look likely to deploy the Dutchman in attack as well as at right-back next season.

With another more attacking player arriving, it could be seen as bad news for Federico Chiesa, who has had an exceptionally quiet season.

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Arne Slot opened up on Chiesa’s lack of playing time on Friday, suggesting that the Italian is good enough to play for Liverpool despite his reluctance to test that theory out.

And as it turns out, Slot went even further in his appraisal of Chiesa, claiming that the 27-year-old could be given a chance to prove himself in pre-season.

With the door open to an Anfield stay for Chiesa, it looks likely that his future will be tied to that of Luis Diaz.

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It will be fascinating to see whether Slot decides to play Chiesa against Brighton on Monday.

The next steps should have been playing time, which I couldn’t give him.

“But I can give him playing time in pre-season, so he can build himself up and then go even further.”

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With these new suggestions that Chiesa could in fact stay at Liverpool, it’s fairly clear to us that his future is tied to that of Diaz.

Diaz is looking for a new contract at Anfield this summer.

7 stays put, it’s hard to see how he forces his way in.

With so much needing to be done in the transfer window for Liverpool, it seems unlikely that three forwards will leave the club.

Darwin Nunez looks almost certain to go; that no longer seems up for debate.

But if Diaz also heads for the exit, selling Chiesa would leave Liverpool short, regardless of whether a new striker is signed.

There is a possibility that Liverpool play Frimpong up on the left wing, or that they bring in another player.

However, in our opinion, it would be more likely that Chiesa and Cody Gakpo would be Slot’s options for that side of the attack.

Given how many games there are to play, and how much Slot has rotated between Gakpo and Diaz this season, that would leave Chiesa with plenty of chances to make his mark.

It would be a real shame to lose Diaz this summer after such an excellent season with the Reds.