4 things spotted in Liverpool training as Dominik Szobozlai and Joe Gomez show leadership

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So was the returning Harvey Elliott, who spent last year on loan at Aston Villa.Here’s what else we spotted from Liverpool’s latest preseason training session…Kostas Tsimikas with a new hairstyleTsimikas has undergone many different hairstyles since Liverpool signed him from Olympiacos as a 24-year-old back in 2020. The 30-year-old was rocking dreadlocks — tied in a bun — on his AXA return.He fraternized with many of his longtime Reds teammates, including Szobozslai and Curtis Jones, as he returned from his year-long loan spell at Roma, where he had mixed opportunities for playing time.Dominik Szoboszlai greets Kostas Tsimikas at Liverpool training(Image: Getty Images)Gio Leoni looking henchGiovanni Leoni lasted just 81 minutes with Liverpool last season before tearing his ACL in a League Cup fixture against Southampton.Admittedly, the 19-year-old looked like an in-shape tank at AXA in Tuesday's video.

Iraola described the young Italian as part of a group of players he considers "long-term solutions" in their return from injuries.Giovanni Leoni is finally back healthy (Image: Getty Images)Curtis Jones, fresh tan, fresh approachJones is now 25 and one of the longest-tenured players in the Liverpool team. "For me, he is a great, great player, and I hope he can continue with us and continue performing the way he has been performing."Curtis Jones showed off his new tan at Liverpool training(Image: Getty Images)"It’s very important that he’s Scouse, that he’s from here.

I hope we can keep him, not only for this year but for more time."Jones showed off a new tan at training on Tuesday — he recently attended a Monaco F1 race — and aced the running training. Expect Jones to feature heavily this season.Joe Gomez, the vetGomez is the longest-tenured player in the Liverpool squad by over two years, having joined from Charlton Athletic in 2015, when he was a teenager (Van Dijk joined in the 2018 Winter Window).The England international has long battled fitness and injury issues over his lengthy career with the Reds, but looked thin and spry in Tuesday's video, running with relative ease.