Chiesa wants ‘new chapter’ with Iraola after Liverpool’s ‘lucky’ Champions League qualification

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Federico Chiesa has said he wants “a new chapter” at Liverpool with Andoni Iraola following a frustrating time under Arne Slot and claimed the club were lucky to qualify for the Champions League last season.The Liverpool forward has been linked with a return to Italy this summer having struggled for minutes during his two years at Anfield. But I don’t care, I am trying to do my best for this new manager.“Last season under Arne Slot, I was trying to do my best.

There is a new manager and I have to focus on that.”Chiesa admits he has not discussed his future with Iraola since the Basque coach succeeded Slot in June. I am doing the best I can to have a chance here.

We were lucky.“It was a tough season last year and this season we need to do better, in the Champions League as well. We want to go further in that competition and then we want to do even better in the Premier League as well.”Chiesa also hopes to reclaim his place next season in the national team, now searching for a new head coach having failed to qualify for the World Cup under Gennaro Gattuso, having missed out on several squads recently.He explained: “The situation is that I spoke to the manager a few times, Gattuso, and I was not ready physically at the time.