Overview
- Italian outlet Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Juventus have identified 19‑year‑old Giovanni Leoni as a transfer target and have made loan enquiries that Liverpool have not accepted.
- Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola has said Leoni is set to begin training with the group during the international break, with a fuller return to first‑team work planned in mid‑October.
- Leoni joined Liverpool from Parma in summer 2025 for about £26m, is contracted until 2031, and has played only limited first‑team minutes since suffering a torn ACL on his debut more than a year ago.
- Liverpool’s recent centre‑back signings and established starters mean first‑team minutes are likely to be scarce in the short term, which helps explain Juventus’s interest in a loan move.
- Juventus’s technical staff are reported to be monitoring Leoni regularly as part of a wider strategy to add young Italian players, while Liverpool appear intent on managing his recovery and development internally for now.