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Liverpool, Federico Chiesa and a Window Defined by Inaction

Liverpool’s 4-1 FA Cup win over Barnsley should have been straightforward. As Dave Davis put it on Media Matters for Anfield Index, it had “three world class goals” and a comfortable scoreline. Yet, as the conversation with David Lynch unfolded, the sense of unease never lifted. This was not about celebration, but about process, direction and what Liverpool are choosing not to do, particularly in the transfer market and specifically around Federico Chiesa.

Lynch was candid from the outset. “I don’t want your coverage to be constantly negative,” he said, stressing he sees himself as “a glass half full kind of person”. Even so, he admitted it is “very very difficult at the moment” to ignore the underlying concerns. Despite the win, he felt “the process at the moment isn’t great still, and there’s still issues to fix”.

That sense of dissatisfaction framed everything that followed, including Liverpool’s handling of squad depth and the ongoing Chiesa situation.

Federico Chiesa and a Loan That Makes No Sense

The conversation around Liverpool and Chiesa was blunt. Reports from Italy suggest Juventus want Federico Chiesa on loan, but Lynch dismissed the idea entirely. “It’s just a pointless story to be honest,” he said. “All the noise coming from the Italian side”.

His reasoning was simple and rooted in Liverpool’s current needs. “What is the point of Liverpool loaning him out at this point,” Lynch asked. He stressed that Chiesa “soaks up some minutes that somebody else doesn’t” and that he “can be a useful sub and can be dangerous in goal terms”.

With Mohamed Salah away and injuries elsewhere, Lynch was unequivocal. “To allow him to leave on loan now… it would be absolutely crazy for Liverpool to do that unless they got money that would help them reinvest in someone”.

That clarity matters. For Liverpool, Chiesa is depth, cover and an option. For Juventus, he is a problem to be shifted. As Lynch made clear, unless money is put on the table, “it’s just meaningless”.

Recruitment Red Lines and January Reality

Lynch also addressed Liverpool’s wider January stance, particularly following David Ornstein’s reporting. “I’m just not surprised in the slightest,” he said, adding, “we know how Liverpool operate”.

Liverpool’s refusal to make “panic buys” aligns with long standing policy. Lynch explained that the club always has “a figure in the head and they won’t deviate from that”. That applies to new signings and contract negotiations alike.

Yet he did concede one narrow exception. While he said he would “rarely advocate for signing a body”, he admitted that in this situation “a body on loan would be useful”. Even then, his conclusion was clear. “They’re not going to”.

Where Liverpool Go From Here

The overriding concern, as Lynch summed up late in the podcast, is fragility. “My big worry is the way that they’re playing at the moment,” he said, warning of “a really bad run of form coming again”.

For Liverpool, the Chiesa situation is symbolic. It reflects a club unwilling to move without long term logic, even when short term risks are obvious. As Lynch put it, if this version of Liverpool scrapes into the top four, “that’s absolutely fine in the short term”, but questions about sustainability and ambition will only grow louder.

For now, Federico Chiesa stays, not because Liverpool are bold, but because even they can see that letting him go solves nothing.