Overview
- Liverpool agreed a six-year deal with Giovanni Leoni after the 18-year-old passed his medical at the AXA Training Centre.
- The initial fee for the defender is reported at £26 million plus add-ons, taking Liverpool’s summer spending past £300 million.
- Manager Arne Slot intends to slot Leoni into the centre-back rotation alongside Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté and Joe Gomez.
- Leoni was not registered in time for the Premier League opener against Bournemouth and must await international clearance and a UK work permit.
- The club remains active in defence recruitment with ongoing talks over Crystal Palace captain Marc Guéhi.