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Italy wonderkid Giovanni Leoni agrees terms to join Liverpool
Carlo Garganese
- 13 Aug 2025 07:30 BST
- 4 min read
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Parma wonderkid Giovanni Leoni has agreed terms to join Liverpool, who must now negotiate a transfer fee with his Italian club.
Nicolo Schira reported on Tuesday evening that there is an agreement in principle between Leoni and the Premier League winners.
Current ETV
Giovanni Leoni
D (CR)
Parma
Giovanni Leoni
D (CR)
Parma
ETV Range
€20.5M - €25.1M
Leoni has agreed a contract with Liverpool until 2031.
Schira adds that Liverpool are now set to make an offer of €35 million to Parma.
Leoni to Liverpool
It is widely understood that Parma are asking for €40m in order to sell Leoni.
The 18-year-old centre back has been wanted by a host of top European clubs, especially Italian giants Inter, Milan and Juventus but none of these were able to put in a concrete bid due to his cost.
Liverpool have now made an official move for the player and are expected to bring him to Anfield.
Schira says that it is possible Liverpool could leave him on loan at Parma for a year but Fabrizio Romano rejects this possibility.
Leoni is one of the most exciting young defenders in Europe after a breakout second half to the 2024/25 season at Parma.
Come back to this tweet when the whole world knows him… 18-year old Giovanni Leoni is the truth and will make headlines in the future 🇮🇹🌟 pic.twitter.com/lwKT0jzXEQ
— Italy Focus 🇮🇹 (@theitalyfocus) July 6, 2025
The centre back put in a string of dominant performances in the run-in to help Parma avoid relegation.
His most memorable games were the shutouts against Napoli and Juventus in the final weeks of the season when he bullied Romelu Lukaku and Dusan Vlahovic, respectively.
Leoni is outstanding in the air and had the highest percentage of duels won aerially in Europe's top five leagues last season for players 20 and under.
The 6ft 5in star made 17 appearances for Parma last season and has been tipped to win his first call-up for the Italy national team next month.
Liverpool are busy in the transfer market currently as they are also in negotiations to sign Marc Guehi and Alexander Isak.
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