The top three Premier League secretly fight against Parma Red Star, 40 million termination fee becomes a hard threshold

August 6 According to Sportitalia, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Tottenham, Newcastle and other teams are still in secret battles around Parma central defender Leoni. The Reds included the 21-year-old left-footed central defender on the key observation list before the summer window opened. The scouts have inspected his confrontation, ball output and chase speed on the spot three times. The club's internal report gave a comment of "template van Dijk, upper limit height". However, Liverpool has not submitted a formal offer to Parma so far, for two reasons: First, the club is still evaluating the impact of Conate and Gomez's stay and leave on the depth of the lineup; Second, Parma insists on "cash is king" and refuses any player to offset the price.

Just as the Reds were watching, Inter Milan took the lead in making a move and proposed an exchange plan of "Asrani + Cash", hoping to use the young midfielder to deduct part of the transfer fee. Parma's management has a tough attitude: either pay the 40 million euro termination fee in full or is exempt from negotiations. Juventus and Milan have also expressed interest in Leoni, but Milan has withdrawn due to budget issues, while Juventus is limited by the financial fairness bill, which is difficult to match the purchasing power of Premier League teams.

In addition to Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle have also joined the competition: Tottenham is willing to provide higher annual salaries to attract players, while Newcastle uses its Champions League qualification and Saudi background to convince it to land at St James' Park. Parma is not in a hurry to sell it. If the Premier League quotation does not reach the psychological price, the club is willing to keep the players for another year to wait for next summer window to bid. Leoni himself tends to enter the Premier League, but has not made a final decision yet. Everything still depends on the price and the team planning.