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.
You could at least proof read your rubbish, regurgitating somebody else’s 3 day old news – hardly journalism !
If it was 3 day old news, today would be the 17th of August.. It’s the 14th, you spastic.
If Lavia is not 100% on coming to Liverpool forget him. We need players who are fully comitted. Tyler Adams from Leeds at £20 mil would be a better buy.
True although I think Lavia is a better prospect, problem for the 1st time in a very long time we have more elite/rich clubs than we have players thus tipping the supply & demand scales in one direction.
Klopp is in shambles ! and he’s trying to drag the club down with him 🤐 So we had €110 million to spend on a caicedo who did not want the team…how disappointing. Why did klopp not meet laivia’s €50 million release clause and and aslo meet Gabriel veiga’s €40 million release clause, that would be €90 million and we would still have spare €20 million ! , add a anywhere between €10-20 million and sign a top defender… am I the only one seeing this ?
Matey, you need to understand Chelsea are NOT subject to the same UEFA financial rules, as they’re not in any of their competitions this season! Under the new UEFA FFP rules participating club can on work on 5 years to amortise player fees! As Chelsea aren’t in UEFA competitions this season they can amortise as long as they like. Hence they’re trying to buy all the young talent on long term contracts.
Klopp doesn’t spend the money. If you are going to blame anyone, it’s the new sporting director and the owners more messing around .
We want him100%
Justice doesn’t prevail in foot ball.How could Chelsea be allowed to go back to borrow money after the dealine set? How can Chelsea not be made to account after spending 95% of a billion within a space of a year? Man.City have been probed and embarrassed for fair play.Where is flair play in Chelsea case?This is like opinion inclined decisions in relation to hand ball on the pitch.
Stop sobbing and go play with your crayons
I really don’t understand Klopp at all
I don’t want what happened last season to repeat itself
Chelsea are using NFL rules even though this is football? Todd Bovey knows nothing about the fans ? We arent American thank the lord and dont forget Chelsea are borrowing and borrowing were is fair play. He is a joke and I hope they eventually get rid of him.
Cheick doucoure , Ibrahim sangare, Tyler Adams o Florentino luis
2 more defenders goncalo inacio n perr schuurs and wi ah gud 2 go
I don’t blame Lavia, we had him and only needed to pay the £50m, we then basically tell him he’s sloppy seconds. We are making a pigs ear of doing transfers.