One journalist believes thatLiverpoolhave a ‘very realistic’ chance of securing a move for Romeo Lavia ‘on their terms’.
As per Fabrizio Romano (viaCaughtOffside), the Reds are chasing the Southampton midfielder as a ‘priority’ target and are continuing to negotiate with the Saints to try and get the Ԁєɑł done.
Chelsea are also believed to be interested in the 19-year-old, potentially sparking a bidding war which could help the south coast club to yield close to the £50m they’re demanding for him.
Speaking toGIVEMESPORT, Jacobs explained why Russell Martin’s side are hoping to reap such a substantial sum for Lavia, but has said thatLiverpoolcould try to get him for slightly less than that figure.
The journalist stated:”Southampton are holding out for £50m, because a year ago, that’s what Chelsea tried to offer in the final days of the window.
“Even though we haven’t seen a formal Chelsea offer yet, they’re talking up the finances and disrupting the market. They’re inflating the market andLiverpoolknow this, which is why they want to move quickly.
“Liverpool are reliant on the fact that they’re got player buy-in and now it’s about what Ԁєɑł they can get done for under £50m and how much under £50m, because whenLiverpooldon’t see value, they tєɴԀ to walk away.
“But in this case, they believe they can get a Ԁєɑł done on their terms and things are progressing. So this one stands a very realistic possibility now of getting done.”There hasn’t been any discernible progress on Liverpool’s pursuit over the weekєɴԀ, although their attention would’ve been focused on Sunday’s friєɴԀly against Leicester andfinalising the imminent exitof Fabinho to Al-Ittihad.
It’s interesting to hear Jacobs explaining Chelsea’s disruptive influence in driving up the potential price for Lavia, and we know from the past two transfer windows that Todd Boehly is anything but slow to splash the cash to get the players that he wants at Stamford Bridge.
However, the Reds still to be in the box seat for the 19-year-old due to the ‘buy-in’ they have from him, and as the journalist stated, FSG don’t tєɴԀ to sanction Ԁєɑłs which’d involve paying over the odds for a Jurgen Klopp transfer target.
It’s even more encouraging thatLiverpoolcould realistically sign the Southampton midfielder ‘on their terms’ rather than being gouged by the Championship club.
We should iԀєɑłly see things moving significantly on the Lavia front this week, with less than a fortnight now remaining until the Merseysiders begin their Premier League campaign.
