Liverpool defender Giovanni Leoni suffered a serious injury during yesterday’s Carabao Cup, the third round of the third round against Southampton.
After the departure of Jarell Quansah, the Reds decided to strengthen the defensive department by signing the Italian from Parma for a fee of approximately £ 26 million this summer. The side of Arne Slot also wanted to buy Marc Guehi at Crystal Palace, but a deal did not flourish in the end.
After he had remained the last few games as an unused replacement, the 18-year-old started his first start last night. The young person even showed a striking performance, won three of the three air duels and made 88 passes with an accuracy of 97%.
His debut, however, ended in a very disappointing way after playing an injury during the later stages of the game. Immediately it seemed like a serious problem and he was picked up on a stretcher.
Now, on X” Romano Says that Leoni has torn his ACL and that he has set aside ‘a few months’. Arne Slot was happy with his performance against Southampton, but the defender’s season is almost over.
Romano wrote:
“Liverpool Center Back Giovanni Leoni has torn his ACL and will be out for a few months. After an excellent debut in League Cup last night with Arne Slot also very happy, a breakdown for Leoni who will try to be back before the end of the season.”
Leoni is seriously injured
After Leoni’s injury, Liverpool was left with Joe Gomez, Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk as the only specialist center-back options. However, Gomez has struggled with injury problems in the past term, while Konate has also had fitness problems in recent years.
Slot Wataru Endo Sometimes used in CB last season, while he said that Ryan Grezenberch can offer coverage in this area if necessary. The Dutch boss even used Andy Robertson in the center-back position after the replacement of Leoni versus the Saints.
It can therefore be said that Liverpool does not miss any options in the heart of the defense and can do by buying a new defender in the coming winter window.
In the meantime, Liverpool has started the season by winning seven consecutive games in all competitions. Now they will be in the Premier League against Crystal Palace this weekend.
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