Giovanni Leoni News: Signs with Liverpool

Leoni completed a transfer to Liverpool from Parma, signing a six-year deal, the club announced.

Leoni joins Liverpool as a new center-back option, both as a long-term replacement for Virgil van Dijk and immediate backline depth. He was imposing after breaking into the starting XI with Parma, drawing interest from around Europe, and especially Inter Milan. In the end he chose to join the Premier League champions, who have been linked with new center-backs throughout the transfer window.