Giovanni Leoni (Liverpool)
August 2025
Liverpool’s 18-year-old Giovanni Leoni received his first Italy call-up under Gennaro Gattuso, alongside Francesco Pio Esposito and Giovanni Fabbian. Italy face crucial qualifiers against Estonia and Israel as they bid to avoid missing a third consecutive World Cup.
Leoni, signed from Parma earlier this summer, has yet to debut for Liverpool but impressed enough to earn selection. Gattuso, succeeding Luciano Spalletti, seeks to inject youth as Italy sit third in Group I, with little room for error.