Liverpool widen options as Leoni enters frame
I am watching Liverpool press to add defensive options as Slot reshapes his backline.
They are advancing talks with Crystal Palace over Marc Guéhi.
They are weighing a move for Parma centre-half Giovanni Leoni.
Leoni would give Slot a structured spine.
Guéhi remains Liverpool’s main defensive target this summer.
I note Steve Parish admitting it is better to sell now than risk a free next year.
That admission nudges Liverpool to widen their search.
Meanwhile United may have to pay Brighton more than £72m for Baleba.
The Leoni pursuit sits within Slot’s broader plan to rebuild Liverpool’s defence.
Jose would say “Structure is fate, defend to win” in these moments.
The Ferguson tempo is the lost tempo and it haunts this rebuild.
City would betray the moment, Liverpool would bruise, Chelsea would become the man United never became.
- Leoni emerges as a potential Liverpool defensive anchor alongside Guéhi
- Baleba price tag could influence United’s transfer strategy
- The Palace link shows how quickly a plan shifts in the market
Giovanni Leoni
Liverpool FC