PARMA, ITALY – APRIL 05:Giovanni Leoni of Parma Calcio in action during the Serie A match between Parma and FC Internazionale at Stadio Ennio Tardini on April 05, 2025 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Liverpool have a deal in place with Parma for the signing of 18-year-old Italy centre-back Giovanni Leoni, who is expected to travel over to Liverpool to formally complete his move in the near future.
Reports on Wednesday evening confirmed that Liverpool have reached an agreement with Parma over a €35m deal for Leoni, which includes bonuses and add-ons. Parma will also be entitled to a sell-on clause.
According to reports from Calciomercato.com, the teenager will travel over to Merseyside by Thursday afternoon in order to have his medical and sign his contract.
PARMA, ITALY – DECEMBER 01: Giovanni Leoni of Parma Calcio during the Serie A match between Parma and SS Lazio at Stadio Ennio Tardini on December 01, 2024 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)Updates from Gianluca Di Marzio show that the 18-year-old arrived at the airport in Italy just after 10.00 BST (11.00 local time) in order to board a flight headed for the UK.
.@1913parmacalcio, Leoni in partenza per Liverpool pic.twitter.com/F5xUqhLURO
— Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) August 14, 2025
Thursday’s report claims that Leoni only ever had eyes for Liverpool, despite reported interest from a number of top Serie A sides including Inter, Milan and Juventus.
Milan, who were also on the lookout for a centre-back to replace recent Newcastle United signing Malick Thiaw, have decided to go for a cheaper option in Koni De Winter from Genoa, while Inter are reportedly looking at Udinese’s Oumar Solet and Sevilla’s Loic Bade.
Leoni, meanwhile, is expected to team up with Liverpool ahead of the start of the 2025-26 Premier League campaign this weekend. It remains to be seen how regularly Arne Slot intends on playing the youngster in his first-team.
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