Romeo Lavia still wants to join Liverpool despite Chelsea’s attempts to sign him and with the Blues yet to match the Reds’ £111m bid for Moises Caicedo, Jurgen Klopp sign both midfielders.
Journalist Sacha Tavolieri reports about the “weird situation” that has presented itself for Lavia with the 19-year-old reportedly dead set on moving to Anfield.
Tavolieri reports: “Weird situation for Romeo Lavia though. Been told the player is worried about Southampton requests – was expecting [to join] Liverpool and don’t have direct contact with Chelsea that are passing through talks between clubs and informing the representatives.
“Southampton are creating a confusing situation as they are not making the life of the young talent easy. Mind of the player still doesn’t change.”
Chelsea have bid for Lavia to force Liverpool’s hand with Caicedo
Chelsea are close to reaching an agreement with Southampton over a fee for Romeo Lavia, according to a Sky Sports report.
The Saints have remained firm on their £50 million valuation of the 19-year-old midfielder, rejecting three bids from Liverpool with their highest offer worth around £46 million.
Chelsea had a £48 million bid rejected on Thursday and with Sky Sports reporting stating an agreement is close, Sacha Tavolieri claims an agreement has already been reached worth £52 million plus £3 million in add-ons.
This may be a ploy from the Blues to bluff Liverpool in their stalemate for Moises Caicedo. CEO Billy Hogan sealed a swift agreement with Brighton worth £111 million which Jurgen Klopp confirmed in his Friday press conference.
As things stand, Liverpool are favourites to sign Caicedo with Chelsea under sever scrutiny from the Premier League in regards to the London club’s Profit and Loss status.
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