Chief executive certain Liverpool have already signed the ‘next’ Virgil van DijkLiverpool secured highly-rated Italian defender Giovanni Leoni, seen as Virgil van Dijk’s successor, for £26m plus add-ons. Several Premier League clubs, including Newcastle, were interested, but Liverpool’s scouting prowess secured the promising young center-back. Former Parma CEO Martin Semmens lauded Leoni’s potential, comparing him to Van Dijk.
