‘Real athlete’ tipped to sign for Liverpool and ‘thrive in Jurgen Klopp’s system’

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Kevin Hatchard has backed Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia to ’thrive’ in Jurgen Klopp’s system at Liverpool.

The European football expert added that there is ‘a little bit’ of a surprise at Romeo Lavia’s rise, after he came through the ranks at Belgium’s famous academy of Anderlecht, as he told Transfer Talk on Sky Sports.

After letting Fabinho and Jordan Henderson move to Saudi Arabia, Liverpool still haven’t brought in replacements for those players. 

They are trying to knock on Southampton’s door with bid after bid, they they are being turned away, which has frustrated Jamie Carragher.

It does seem as though the 19-year-old will leave because he is yet to feature for the Saints this season.

Either way, Hatchard is backing the ‘real athlete’ to ‘blossom’ at Anfield.

“A little bit (surprised by Lavia’s rise),” said Hatchard. “I think the feeling at Anderlecht was that there was potential there and there was a potential star.

“I think what you get with him is a real athlete. You can get somebody that can cover the ground. Read the game. Break up play. But there are a lot of edges to smooth with him.

“I think there is a lot of work for a coach to do. But if he has that raw material in the first place, then that’s why a lot of coaches are looking at him thinking ‘if I can just get him in the building’, so somebody like Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.

“If he can teach him what to do and thrive in Liverpool’s system, then that’s somebody that can blossom at Anfield.”

Just put the money down, Liverpool

There are suggestions that Southampton are close to selling their captain James Ward-Prowse to West Ham United, a fee of £30 million has been mooted. 

Then there is TIno Livramento, he has made his move to Newcastle United, with Lavia responding to that transfer call.

The Saints are selling, if the price is right, so Liverpool need to swallow their pride, put the money down and add some positive nature to their camp ahead of the new Premier League season starting.