Newcastle lost to Liverpool Hugo Ekitike by Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer of 2025, in addition they were beaten by The Kop to the Giovanni Leoni.
Newcastle has just experienced a turbulent transfer, they lost a lot of top goals in the hands of other teams in the English Premier League. Newcastle lost to Liverpool Hugo Ekitike by Eintracht Frankfurt, then lost to MU Benjamin Sesko.
Coach Eddie Howe had to wait until the last day to get striker Yoanne Wissa to pair with Nick Woltenmade – while they also lost Alexander Isak when the transfer market was closed. Newcastle had to subdue to Liverpool's pressure and let him leave for £ 130 million.
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Giovanni Leoni joined Liverpool from Parma. |
And now, Parma's CEO, Federico Cherubini revealed Giovanni Leoni was contacted by Newcastle first, but the player eventually joined Liverpool. He said: “We rejected a higher offer from Newcastle for Leoni, the plan changed when Liverpool entered. Newcastle proposed better, but Giovanni made it clear that he was happy to join Liverpool.”
Leoni was 18 years old, he moved to Anfield for £ 26 million after an impressive breakthrough campaign for Parma last season. He received the appreciation from the Italian legend Andrea Pirlo, who believed that he would thrive in the future.
Giovanni Leoni is said to be a backup plan for Virgil Van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate in Liverpool, which allows coach Arne Slot to take advantage of Joe Gomez as a full -back.