Liverpool are thought to be on the cusp of signing highly-rated Italian defender Giovanni Leoni that will take this summer’s spending far beyond £300 million ($407.1 million).
The Reds have recruited all over the pitch since being crowned last season’s Premier League champions, but the centre of defence had remained vulnerable. Ibrahima Konaté is into the final year of his contract and there is precious little depth following the sale of Jarell Quansah.
