Cristi Chivu's target is in danger »A European Colossus tries to hijack the player courted by Inter!
Article by Daniel Scorpie – published Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 16:03 / Updated Wednesday, 02 July 2025 16:05
After resolving the transfer to Inter of the striker Ange-Yoan Bonny, Cristi Chivu He insists on buying another former player of Parma. It is about the young Giovanni Leoni, who were also interested in AC Milan and Juventus. But the central Italian defender could evolve next season to the Premier League!
“As for Leoni there is an interest from abroad,” announced Federico Cherubini, the CEO of Parma, for Sky. The official of the GialBlu Club has not offered name, but the local press has launched the name of the en-tite champion on the market!
“To stay is best for Parma, and for Leoni”
Liverpool thus entered the race with the important teams in Serie A to buy it on the 18 -year -old and 1.96 m stop, of great perspective. which Chivu used with great confidence in the 13 matches on the technical bank of the “Crusaders”.
Proof that in a single year, after his transfer from Sampdoria (4.8 million euros, in total with bonuses 7 million), Leoni's market share has grown four times, according to Transfermarkt!
Giovanni Leoni at the total canceled Wednesday, 1-0 with Juventus, on Dusan Vlahovic, the Serb being replaced at the break / photo: Imago
“I said that his way, in our opinion, has just started at Parma and must continue. So far, we have not received from Leoni, nor from his agent contrary.
Mercato has just started and anything can happen, “explains Cherubini. The owner Kyle Krause considers him non -transferable, the Parma plan being for a season on Ennio Tardini in the perspective of its growth as performance and the increase of market value.
Liverpool sold it on Quansah and follows Guehi!
“Leoni remains a pride in the club. What happens around him explains that the investment made a year ago Parma was correct. And it will bear fruit because at least 30 million euros are needed to start a serious discussion, ”writes The daily Parma Today.
Marc Guehi, Crystal Palace's Captain / Photo: Imago
Until the Liverpool variant appeared, it was written in Italy about Inter interest, which would be ready to propose to Parma 30 million euros, over what Milan and Juventus offered. The Gialloblu group could think of a separation for only an amount of non-refusal, of at least 40 million.
But this money would not be many for Liverpool. The manager of Arne Slot is looking to transfer a central defender this summer, as the “cormorants” have already transferred Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen, for 35 million euros.
And it would not be excluded to lose Ibrahima Konate too! With a comparable amount, the champion of England could convince Parma to give Giovanni Leoni in this Mercato. In parallel, Liverpool negotiates intensely with the English international Marc Guehi, entered the last year of contract with Crystal Palace.
