{"id":20863,"date":"2025-08-13T16:47:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/liverpool-secures-leoni-in-near-35-million-transfer-deal\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T16:47:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:47:37","slug":"liverpool-secures-leoni-in-near-35-million-transfer-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/liverpool-secures-leoni-in-near-35-million-transfer-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Secures Leoni in Near $35 Million Transfer Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/lindop_beth.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\">\n        <\/div>\n<p>What a Lindop<span class=\"timestamp \">August 13, 2025, 03:58 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">\n          close<\/p>\n<ul>Liverpool-based Beth Lindop is ESPN&#8217;s Liverpool correspondent, covering WSL and UWCL.<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Sources have informed ESPN that Liverpool is set to finalize a deal with Palma for center-back Giovanni Leoni.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old defensive talent, who has garnered interest from Serie A&#8217;s Inter Milan, is expected to join Anfield for an initial transfer fee of \u00a326 million ($35 million).<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Source: Liverpool engages in discussions regarding Palace and Gaye<br \/>&#8211; Premier League match to honor Jota with a moment of silence<br \/>&#8211; Ranking of Premier League Kits for 2025-26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the transfer goes through, Leoni will bolster Liverpool&#8217;s defense following Jarrell Kuansa&#8217;s move to Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll join fellow center-backs Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konat\u00e9, and Joe Gomez to strengthen the squad, having featured 17 times in Serie A with Parma last season.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure>\n      <picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0813%2Fr1531391_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0813%2Fr1531391_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0813%2Fr1531391_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0813%2Fr1531391_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"><\/source><br \/>\n        <\/source>\n      <\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Giovanni Leoni is poised to enhance Liverpool&#8217;s defensive lineup. <cite>Leo Simon &#8211; Parma Carcai 1913\/Parma Carcai 1913<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This week, Liverpool also initiated talks with Crystal Palace regarding center-back Marc Gu\u00e9hi, according to ESPN sources.<\/p>\n<p>The South London club anticipates add-on fees totaling approximately \u00a330 million ($41 million) and \u00a35 million ($7 million), as reported.<\/p>\n<p>Gu\u00e9hi has one year remaining on his contract with Palace, and Chairman Steve Parish acknowledged the possibility of letting him go this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Liverpool received a timely boost in defense as they prepare for the Premier League opener against Bournemouth after a recent injury to one of their long-serving players, who has returned from an Asian tour.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old had sidelined with an Achilles injury but was seen training with his teammates on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Information from the PA was utilized in this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Fan Take:<\/strong> This news is significant for soccer fans as it showcases Liverpool&#8217;s commitment to strengthening its squad, especially in defense. The acquisition of young talent like Leoni signifies a strategic investment in the team&#8217;s future and keeps the competitive fire alive in the Premier League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a LindopAugust 13, 2025, 03:58 PM ET close Liverpool-based Beth Lindop is ESPN&#8217;s Liverpool correspondent, covering WSL and UWCL. Sources have informed ESPN that Liverpool is set to finalize a deal with Palma for center-back Giovanni Leoni. The 18-year-old defensive talent, who has garnered interest from Serie A&#8217;s Inter Milan, is expected to join [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[101,40,5682,132,73,46,892,45,138],"class_list":{"0":"post-20863","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-deal","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-leoni","11":"tag-liverpool","12":"tag-million","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-secures","15":"tag-soccer","16":"tag-transfer"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}