Tag: Giovanni Leoni

Bradley suspension piles more pressure on Slot after 3-3 Leeds collapse

Conor Bradley
December 2025

Liverpool suffered another setback from their chaotic 3-3 draw at Leeds as right-back Conor Bradley collected his fifth yellow card of the season, triggering a one-match ban that rules him out of next weekend’s Premier League trip to Brighton and deepens Arne Slot’s defensive problems. Already missing Jeremie Frimpong and Giovanni Leoni, Liverpool must now reshuffle again, with Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones or Dominik Szoboszlai possible cover at right-back, as Slot fumed about conceding yet another late set-piece goal and warned such errors explain their lowly league position.

Liverpool Defender Giovanni Leoni Earns First Italy Call-Up

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.

Liverpool Land €35m Teen Defender Leoni

Giovanni Leoni (Parma > Liverpool)
August 2025

Liverpool agreed a €35m deal to sign 18-year-old Parma centre-back Giovanni Leoni, beating competition after missing out on Marc Guehi. The move follows Guehi’s decision to stay at Crystal Palace, with Leoni now set to join as a key long-term defensive addition.

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