The race for Southampton’s Romeo Lavia is beginning to warmth up following Liverpool’s rejected bid for the midfielder as Chelsea are believed to nonetheless be within the hunt for the Saints star.
The Reds have been the membership linked to the teenager for many of the summer time and on Tuesday, the Merseyside membership noticed a £37m supply for the 19-year-old rejected by Southampton because the Championship membership holds out for £50m, reviews The Athletic.
Football Insider report which have set that asking worth because of the truth they are going to owe Man Metropolis 20 per cent of any sale.
The report additionally states that Chelsea have executed loads of work behind the scenes on a deal for Lavia and haven’t given up hope of beating Liverpool to his signature.
Chelsea are mentioned to be ready to see what occurs with Brighton’s Moises Caicedo earlier than progressing with a transfer for Lavia. The Blues are slowly making progress on a deal for the Seagulls star however the £100m asking worth for the midfielder appears to be an issue.
Mauricio Pochettino is in determined want of one other central midfielder and would ideally prefer to get a deal executed quickly as that participant could be prepared in time for the start of the season.
It stays to be seen if will probably be Lavia as Liverpool are within the lead for his signature and can rerun with a second supply within the close to future.
