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Liverpool or Chelsea? – ‘Indictations’ Romeo Lavia has already picked his next club
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Liverpool or Chelsea? – ‘Indictations’ Romeo Lavia has already picked his next club

Originally posted on Caught Offside  |  By Andrew Walker  |  Last updated 8/14/23

The biggest transfer saga of this summer’s window saw Chelsea and Liverpool go head-to-head for Brighton’s Moises Caicedo. The Blues appear to have come out on top after the Ecuador international snubbed the chance to join Liverpool and instead agreed to a £155 million British-record transfer to Stamford Bridge subject to a medical on Monday.

And according to recent reports, the two Premier League giants are on a transfer collision course over another player; Southampton’s Romeo Lavia.

Although Liverpool’s need for a new defensive midfielder far outweighs that of Chelsea, the Blues are thought to be long-time admirers of the Belgian teenage sensation and would love to add him to their talented-ladened squad.

Even though the Reds, according to the Guardian , have recently agreed to a transfer worth £60 million for the Saints’ highly-rated number 45, the same outlet have suggested the 19-year-old’s preference is to sign for Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea.

“The worry for Klopp, though, will be that there are indications that Lavia favours a move to Chelsea,” journalist Jacob Steinberg wrote.

Failure to land Lavia will see Klopp dealt a second major transfer blow in as many days.

This article first appeared on Caught Offside and was syndicated with permission.

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