Liverpool are tracking Italian defender Giovanni Leoni, but face stiff competition from AC Milan and Inter, who are also keen on the youngster.

Virgil van Dijk has opened the door to Liverpool signing another attacker amid the Reds’ pursuit of Alexander Isak. The Netherlands international, who conceded a penalty in the Premier League champions’ spot-kick defeat by Crystal Palace in the Community Shield, believes that there is “room” for another addition to the frontline at Anfield.