Breaking: Liverpool Set to Secure Romeo Lavia with Unprecedented Bid After Initial £40m Offer Declined by Southampton
Liverpool's bid for Romeo Lavia was rejected by Southampton, who demand £50m Chelsea is also interested in the 19-year-old midfielder Lavia has four years remaining on his contract after leaving Man City last year Follow Liverpool's pre-season fixtures and transfer updates on Sky Sports
Liverpool are expected to make a renewed bid for Romeo Lavia, following the rejection of their initial £40m offer for the talented midfielder by Southampton. It is believed that the Saints are holding firm on their asking price of £50m for the 19-year-old.
Chelsea is also showing interest and monitoring his situation.
Although an official bid has not been made by the Blues, We News understands that there should not be any issues regarding personal terms with both Liverpool and Chelsea.
Lavia, the Belgium international who featured for 45 minutes in Southampton's pre-season friendly loss to Bournemouth last night, still has four years remaining on his contract. Despite joining from Manchester City last year, it is anticipated that Lavia will depart as the Saints were relegated from the Premier League at the conclusion of the previous season.
Jurgen Klopp has made two midfield signings this summer with the acquisition of Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton in a £35m deal and Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig for £60m.
These new additions have filled the void left by the departures of James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Naby Keita. There is also a possibility of captain Jordan Henderson and Brazil international Fabinho leaving Anfield during this summer.
Henderson and Fabinho are both in the midst of finalizing transfers to Saudi Arabia. Liverpool has reached a £15m agreement with Steven Gerrard's Al Ettifaq for Henderson, while Fabinho has been granted permission to negotiate with Al Ittihad following the acceptance of a £40m offer from the Merseyside club.
Henderson says goodbyes ahead of Al Ettifaq move
Liverpool Captain Jordan Henderson has bid farewell to his fellow teammates as he prepares to join Al Ettifaq as part of a £13m deal. The move to the Saudi Arabian Pro League marks the end of Henderson's impressive 12-year career at Anfield, during which he clinched an impressive seven major trophies.Content must be written in English:
Seeking clarification from Jurgen Klopp about his playing time for the upcoming season, the Liverpool captain made the decision to leave the club. While participating in the team's pre-season training camp in Germany, Henderson was not included in the opening friendly against Karlsruher. He bid farewell to his teammates before returning home to undergo a medical and complete the transfer.
The final legalities of his highly profitable new Al Ettifaq agreement are anticipated to be finalized within the next 24 hours. Under the management of Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard, the Saudi Pro League team is extremely determined to secure the services of the England national, offering to increase his weekly salary to more than triple the current £200,000.
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