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Rio Ferdinand rues Manchester United's failure to sign 'fantastic' Federico Chiesa... with Joe Cole comparing Italy and Juventus star to 'a young Luis Suarez'

Rio Ferdinand has expressed his disappointment that Manchester United did not manage to secure the services of rising Juventus star Federico Chiesa.

The 23-year-old Italian is one of the most sought-after midfielders in Europe after a stellar summer helping Italy win Euro 2020, and he was on hand again to score the only goal in sinking European champions Chelsea on Wednesday night.

Despite the clamour around Chiesa over the summer transfer window, Juve managed to hang onto their supreme talent, and Ferdinand said after his match-winning performance against Chelsea, several Premier League clubs will be ruing their failure to bring him in.