Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are reportedly about to miss out on the signing of Southampton defensive midfielder Romeo Lavia to Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea.
90min are reporting this evening that Southampton defensive midfielder Romeo Lavia has decided to pick Chelsea over Liverpool in the summer transfer window.
The 19-year-old Belgium international will undergo a medical with Chelsea in the next 24 hours before completing a move to the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners.
Chelsea have reportedly agreed a £55 million deal with Southampton for Lavia, who has been described as “incredible” by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola in the past.
Romeo Lavia chooses between Chelsea and Liverpool
90min has claimed that Liverpool have also been trying to sign Lavia this summer, but the former Manchester City prospect has decided that he would be better off at Chelsea.
This comes after Liverpool missed out on the signing of Ecuador international defensive midfielder Moises Caicedo to Chelsea.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp publicly said last week that the Merseyside club had agreed a deal with Brighton and Hove Albion.
However, it is Chelsea who have signed Caicedo, and, as you can see below, the Blues have taken a dig at Liverpool as well.
Lavia’s decision to join Chelsea will come as a blow to Liverpool.
The Merseyside club are on the hunt for a new defensive midfielder in the summer transfer window.
Caicedo and Lavia are very good and promising young players who would have improved under Klopp and would have got better at Liverpool.
They would have been the Reds better and stronger in the middle of the park.
However, neither Caicedo nor Lavia wants (or wanted) to join Liverpool in the summer transfer window.
Chelsea would now have a very strong midfield department with Caicedo and Lavia.
As for Liverpool, they would now have to try to sign someone else.
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