"Arne Slot has confirmed Giovanni Leoni will miss the rest of the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear during Liverpool's EFL Cup tie against Southampton. The 18-year-old defender, who joined from Parma in the summer for a reported £26m (€29.7m) plus add-ons, played 80 minutes on his Reds debut before sustaining the injury. Liverpool, who failed to complete the signing of Marc Guehi on deadline day, are now left with Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez as recognised centre-back options"
"Being so young and coming to a new country and playing so well in your first game, it's very hard to take the positives. There is never a positive side, but you try to look at that, and he is still so young and he has so many years still to go after he recovers from a terrible injury."
Giovanni Leoni will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament during Liverpool's EFL Cup tie against Southampton. The 18-year-old defender joined from Parma in the summer for a reported £26m plus add-ons and featured for 80 minutes on his Reds debut before the injury. Liverpool now rely on Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez as recognised centre-back options. The manager said Leoni faces roughly a year out and acknowledged the emotional challenge for a young player adapting to a new country. Federico Chiesa was added to the Champions League squad as Leoni's replacement. The team have won all matches this season since the Community Shield defeat.
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