Overview
- Leoni suffered an ACL tear late in September’s Carabao Cup win over Southampton, with the diagnosis ruling him out for the remainder of the season.
- He said he immediately told teammate Conor Bradley he had torn his cruciate and described it as the strongest pain he has ever felt.
- Virgil van Dijk called him after the injury, and Leoni underwent surgery with the same specialist who operated on the Dutch defender.
- He says rumors of offers from Italy’s biggest clubs never became concrete and that joining Liverpool and the Premier League was the right move for his development.
- Signed from Parma in August for a reported £26 million, he points to recoveries by teammates such as van Dijk and Joe Gomez as inspiration during his comeback.