Liverpool have reached an agreement to sign teenage defender Giovanni Leoni from Parma in a deal worth €35 million (£30m/$41m).

• Reds to sign young defender
• Parma centre-back is 18
• Always wanted to move to Reds

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Leoni is set to join the Reds, according to , with the club agreeing a fee of €35m for the 18-year-old. The deal comes on the heels of news that the Reds are set to miss out on Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi, with the Eagles captain seemingly set to remain at Selhurst Park for the final year of his contract, at least.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Leoni has only made 17 first-team appearances for Parma but he is said to idolise Virgil van Dijk, and is clearly highly-rated by the Anfield decision-makers. The teenager can play at both centre-back and at right-back.

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  Liverpool have made serious moves this summer and Leoni is set to become the club's seventh first-team signing of the window. Of course, the headline-grabbing acquisitions are Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike, but Leoni is certainly one for the future. 

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  WHAT NEXT?

  Liverpool kick off their Premier League title defence on Friday when they take on Bournemouth. They will hope to have Leoni signed in time for the curtain-raiser.

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