Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool summer signing Federico Chiesa has showed glimpses of being an £80million player
The Italian was handed his first start as the Reds cruised into the Carabao Cup fourth round after a 5-1 win over West Ham at Anfield on Wednesday night
Chiesa picked up an assist at an important stage for Arne Slot's team after they found themselves behind through Jarell Quansah's own-goal.
The former Juventus forward's acrobatic attempt fell perfectly for Diogo Jota who leapt ahead of Lukasz Fabianski to nod home.
The Portuguese international doubled his tally, in the second half, while Cody Gakpo was rewarded for his overall persistence with a brace as Mohamed Salah also got in on the act.
The Egyptian replaced Chiesa on the hour-mark as Slot looks to bring the forward up to speed after a frustrating wait for first-team minutes.
Chiesa looked sharp and hinted that his wait for a Liverpool goal might not extend into a fourth game
Now, the Italian, capped 51 times, will gunning to make a difference when Liverpool take on Wolves on Saturday afternoon.
Carra initially, raised concern over Chiesa's fitness after his injury problems. But was soon left to eat his own words after a flash of brilliance
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“I don't think you're exaggerating when you're talking about Chiesa and looking back towards the European Championships - in 2021 - that he was a £70-80million player, at that time. There's no doubt about it."
Carragher went on: "Liverpool got him for £10million. Of course, there's reasons why you get him for £10million.
“He's had a lot of injury problems... You know you talk about the commentator's curse, maybe he's heard me down there that there's a £70-80million player a few years ago. He showed us a glimpse then”
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