Giovanni Leoni Transfer from Padova to Torino
Torino, under the direction of sporting director Vagnati, is interested in acquiring Giovanni Leoni from Sampdoria.
Torino was the first club to move, having scouted Leoni live.
Torino was the first club to show interest in Giovanni Leoni.
Torino has expressed interest in Giovanni Leoni and made an initial offer of 4.5 million euros, which was rejected by Sampdoria.
Torino has shown concrete interest in young defender Giovanni Leoni from Sampdoria.
Giovanni Leoni is being pursued by Torino. They are willing to leave him on loan at Sampdoria for another season to allow further development.
Torino is very interested in Giovanni Leoni. The club sent their sports director Vagnati to watch him in person.
Torino's director has been monitoring the player and it's likely that the club will attempt to start negotiations. Sampdoria wants to sell Leoni but with the possibility of getting him back on loan next season.
Giovanni Leoni, a young defender who arrived on loan in January from Padova and immediately established himself as one of the most interesting players available to Andrea Pirlo. The coach has trusted him, and the boy has repaid him with high-level performances. For this reason, the 1.5 million euros set at his time no longer seem decidedly an out-of-market figure, quite the opposite. Yet, these 1.5 million could not be enough. According to Padova Sport, in fact, in the contract between Samp and Padova there would also be a percentage on the resale of the young defender to be paid to the biancoscudati. This amount should be considered in the useful computation for the liquidity index. The period in which the blucerchiati will be able to redeem Leoni goes between June 12 and 14, that is the window within which it is possible to carry out this type of operation. The blucerchiati could therefore avail themselves of the collaboration of some club interested in the ticket of the 2006 class jewel. Leoni has been talked about a lot these days in terms of Serie A. In particular, the interests seem to come from the same city: both Torino and Juventus have often been associated with Leoni, on which there is said to be a liking even from Tottenham.
Torino has shown interest in Giovanni Leoni. They have been following his performance for a long time and their sports director Vagnati has watched him live on several occasions.
Torino has shown interest in Giovanni Leoni who was transferred from Padova to Sampdoria in January and has become a key player for Andrea Pirlo's team. Sampdoria has redeemed him from Padova for 1.5 million euros. Sampdoria wants to keep him but he has a valuation well above the 1.5 million needed for his redemption. It is said that Torino would need to put about 6 million euros on the table to persuade Sampdoria to let him go.
Leoni, a young central player born in 2006, came to Sampdoria from Padova in January. He has played at a high level as a starter, impressing Sampdoria, which had taken him on loan with a right of redemption, set at 1.5 million, and is planning to pay the Venetian club the amount agreed at the time to secure the player's card. Leoni has already aroused considerable interest, including from Serie A. In particular, Torino, which had also monitored him with its DS Vagnati in some matches. According to Il Secolo XIX, one possibility that Sampdoria could consider would be to immediately sell the player to an interested club, bringing money to the liquidity indicator, but agreeing with the potential buyers to have him back on loan next season.
Torino has shown interest in Giovanni Leoni, but Sampdoria would want to keep him for another season on loan even if they decide to sell him in the next transfer window.
In addition to Juventus, Torino is also reportedly interested in Giovanni Leoni. Torino's sporting director Vagnati is reportedly taking action for Leoni in light of possible departures in defense. Vagnati even went to see Leoni in person in Lecco when Sampdoria played away in Lombardy.
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