Federico Chiesa receives telling message after Liverpool star's latest snub

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Federico Chiesa recently turned down the chance to return to the Italian national team after talks with Gennaro Gattuso, despite a productive start to the season with LiverpoolFederico Chiesa has been hailed by former team-mate Federico Bernardeschi, who believes that the Liverpool star deserves a recall to the Italian national team. Chiesa, 27, last played for his country at the European Championship in 2024.Italy have undergone significant changes since then, with manager Luciano Spalletti being dismissed in June and Gennaro Gattuso taking over in a bid to salvage their World Cup qualifying campaign.

Chiesa was in the mix to make Gattuso's first squad in September, only to admit that he wasn't ready for a call-up.The ex-Fiorentina and Juventus winger came to the same decision this month, with Gattuso explaining: "The Chiesa issue is very simple. The 27-year-old provided assists for both goals, double what he managed across the entirety of last term.Bernardeschi, who played alongside Chiesa at Juventus and for Italy, insists that the Azzurri need his "pure talent." Speaking at the Festival dello Sport, Bernardeschi said: "I really love Fede like a brother.

He deserves it, he has deserved it and will deserve it again."I think we need this sort of pure talent, even if they are sometimes criticised. And that shows in tough moments, like with what happened to him last year, but look at how he's coming out of it."We talk a lot, he's at a great team and if he's there, it's because he deserves to be there....