Exclusive: Liverpool step up interest in Parma starlet Leoni amid Milan & Inter rumours

Giovanni Leoni and Liverpool: the first call came on August 5 from Gianluigi Longari – until that moment, the 2006-born centre-back had never been linked with the Reds.

Now talk is spreading because this could get serious, with contacts intensifying and because Italian clubs, for various reasons, are not getting anywhere near Parma’s asking price of €40 million.

Liverpool eclipse Milan and Inter in Leoni race

Milan could have done it but chose to move for a less expensive profile in Koni De Winter. Inter could do it but today they are focused solely on the Lookman situation.

And when Liverpool step onto the pitch, the situation needs to be monitored at the very least – because it can always get more and more serious…

Parma starlet Leoni dubbed ‘future of Italy’

The 18-year-old centre-back had his breakthrough season with Parma in the 2024-25 campaign, playing 17 matches in Serie A for the Gialloblu club and showing that, despite his age, he has a lot to offer already.