Liverpool manager Arne Slot has confirmed that Giovanni Leoni will be sidelined for around a year after suffering a serious knee injury.The 18-year-old made his debut against Southampton earlier this

Liverpool manager Arne Slot says defender Giovanni Leoni is likely to be sidelined for “around a year” after tearing the ACL in his left leg. The 18-year-old Italian defender joined in

Liverpool defender Giovanni Leoni faces around a year on the sidelines after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament tear in Tuesday's 2-1 League Cup win over Southampton, the Premier League club's manager Arne Slot said on Friday.

Chiesa was initially left out of Liverpool's Champions League squad but will replace Leoni who will be "out for around a year".

Liverpool's thin defender corps will be thinner for a while as center back Giovanni Leoni's leg injury is reportedly an ACL tear.

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has confirmed that defender Giovanni Leoni will be out for "around for a year" after tearing his ACL.

The 18-year-old sustained the injury in the club's 2-1 Carabao Cup win over Southampton on Tuesday after making a challenge on the touchline

Stephen Smith, CEO and founder of Kitman Labs which specialises in injury welfare and performance analytics, believes Leoni is looking at between six and nine months out, expecting Liverpool to move forward with surgery as soon as possible.

Liverpool were rocked this week by the gutting news that Giovanni Leoni will be sidelined for a whole year after suffering an ACL injury in the Carabao Cup win over Southampton.