Giovanni Leoni set for Liverpool medical with deal agreed

Giovanni Leoni is expected to undergo his Liverpool medical ahead of completing his transfer from Parma, according to Sky Sports.

The Reds have agreed a deal worth £26m plus add-ons to sign Leoni. An agreement was reached late on Wednesday night.

The 18-year-old now has permission to travel to Liverpool to agree personal terms and undergo a medical, which is expected to begin on Thursday.

The Premier League champions faced stiff competition from elite Italian clubs and Premier League sides, with the player adamant his choice was a move to Arne Slot’s side.

Leoni is expected to join the first-team set-up for this season, with any suggestion of a loan move completely ruled out.

Liverpool were targeting reinforcements at centre-back with Ibrahima Konate entering the final year of his deal at Anfield.

Meanwhile, the Reds remain in talks for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi and are favourites to sign the England international.

Palace will not let their captain go on the cheap and Liverpool will have to match their asking price or wait until next summer to sign him on a free transfer.

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has revealed that the club will sell captain Marc Guehi this summer.

“We’d have to do that, of course,” said Parish.

“For players of that calibre to leave on a free, it’s a problem for us unfortunately.

“Joachim [Andersen] went [to Fulham last summer] and we couldn’t afford to lose both.

“We then had another bid [for Guehi] in January but that was a different situation.

“We’ll just have to see what happens. But, you know, it needs a new contract or a conclusion of some kind.”