Liverpool are keen on signing the Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia this summer.
The Reds have already had multiple offers rejected for the 19-year-old Belgian defensive midfielder but Ben Jacobs claims that Liverpool have now submitted a fourth improved offer to sign him.
The third bid of around £46 million was rejected by Southampton.
The midfielder is reportedly valued at around £50 million and he has been linked with clubs like Chelsea as well.
It will be interesting to see if Southampton are prepared to accept the fourth and improved offer for the player.
Liverpool recently sanctioned the departures of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho. They will need to replace those players adequately and signing a defensive midfielder should be a top priority for them before the new season begins.
Despite Southampton’s relegation, the 19-year-old impressed with his performances in the Premier League last season and he certainly deserves to play in the top flight next year.
The midfielder is keen on a move to Liverpool and he will be hoping that the two clubs can reach a compromise soon.
Playing for a big club like Liverpool will accelerate his development and a manager like Jurgen Klopp could help him fulfil his tremendous potential.
Understand Liverpool have already made another improved offer for Romeo Lavia after Southampton rejected their last £46m bid.?? pic.twitter.com/hx7rsFQHnq
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) August 7, 2023
The former Manchester City midfielder has a clause in his contract which will allow his former club to sign him for a set fee of around £40 million next summer and it makes sense for Southampton to sell him for a higher price this summer.
It is fair to assume that a compromise could be reached between the two clubs soon.
i cant understand the philosophy of liverpool really.you sign alexis early on the transfer window and then sobo and we all think that this trasnfer window will not be as the previous..but then comes lavia and you see how bad is that team in terms of signings.we are going to do a 4th bid of lavia when we knew from the beggining that the price was 50m and we make 40/43/46 i mean wtf?spend the 5 millions and grab him.chelsea also wants him and you want to take him as soon as possible to train with the team.you took almost 50millions from fabinhio and you cant spend those money???when we are going to buy a defender?is really anyone believes that the main problem of liverpool was the midfield and not the defense?even totenham has better defense than ours.
I agree. Over the past few years the transfer policy has been hailed as being great… Rubbish. How can 5 MF go 2 come in 1 week before the season starts. Add the fact that Matip, Gomez, Phillips need replacing (Have been for the past few years) what is happening. Where is the money? Over the past few years 3 CL Finals, 2 x Domestic cup wins, Super cup etc New Kit deal with Nike and 300+ml investment from Redbird, yet hardly any spending on the team. New training ground / new stands are good if you can fill them. More focus on trying to sell the club than invest in the team i think….Thanks for everything FSG, but it is time to go.
This window had signs of being a successful one but we’ve ended up as a laughing stock – 4 bids for a 19 yr old player when there’s no other club bidding with us? Initially we were linked with many DMFs – Thuram, Lavia, Doucoure etc but haven’t bought any with 5 days to our opening match. We were linked with a good young Defender Timber only for Arsenal to grab him from our noses.
Whoever this sporting director is he’s not very good!!! I’m sure the ground work for Alexis was already done before he arrived so he’s signed 1 & got rid of 5 , great maths mate.