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Giovanni Leoni Returns to Training as Liverpool Target Late-April Team Comeback

The progress could ease short-term defensive recruitment pressure for a club planning to integrate younger centre-backs.

Overview

  • Leoni has resumed individual work on the grass at Liverpool’s AXA Training Centre after ACL surgery earlier in the season.
  • Liverpool expect him to rejoin full team sessions by the end of April, with pre-season involvement planned if his knee responds well.
  • Club staff are managing a staged return that matches typical ACL timelines, which often run many months and call for caution with contact work.
  • His availability for pre-season could shift planning toward integrating internal options rather than adding more defenders from outside.
  • Leoni tore his ACL on his debut against Southampton, and Arne Slot initially said the injury would likely keep the 19-year-old out for about a year.