According to ɾєρօɾτs,Liverpoolare plotting a ‘stunning hijack’ that would see them beatChelseaand Arsenal in the race for Southampton’s Romeo Lavia.
TheSaintssigned Lavia from Man City last summer, with the Ԁєɑł for him potentially costing £14m with add-ons.
Southampton єɴԀured a nightmare season in 2022/23 as they finished bottom in the Premier League but Lavia was among their better performers.
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The 19-year-old is expected to secure himself a move to a Big Six club this summer. Man City have a £40m buy-back option for Lavia, but he is likely to join one of their rivals before next season.
According toFootball Insider,Chelseahave ‘been the frontrunners’ in the race for Lavia butLiverpoolare ensuring that a ‘stunning hijack could be on the cards’.
The Reds have ‘contacted’Southamptonto ‘register their interest’ in the midfielder.Liverpoolare ‘looking to add a central anchorman to the capture of Alexis Mac Allister’,who has reached a ‘full agreement’ with the Premier League giants.
Arsenal are also ‘keeping tabs’ on Lavia’s situation atSouthamptonbut he is now a ‘firm target’ forLiverpool.
Borussia Monchengladbach star Manu Kone is another playerLiverpoolare being linked with. German journalist Christian Falk thinks Jurgen Klopp sees the midfielder ‘as a replacement for Jude Bellingham’.
‘Jurgen Klopp andLiverpoolsee Manu Kone as a replacement for Jude Bellingham, who is going to Real Madrid instead of England,’ Falk wrote for Caught Offside.
‘Liverpool have already contacted Koné’s management and expressed interest. The intentions of the Reds are “real and big,” so say the people surrounding the Frenchman.
‘A possible fee for the defensive midfielder should be between €40-45m, that is what Gladbach hope. BeforeLiverpoolwere interested, €30m was still under discussion. Koné’s contract with Borussia runs until June 30, 2025.’
As for the Ԁєɑł for Bellingham, Falk adds that Dortmund will ‘only receive a fixed fee of €100m plus around €20m in possible bonuses’ from Real Madrid.
‘Jude Bellingham is on the verge of a move to Real Madrid. The clubs still have to agree. BVB will get a smaller transfer fee than expected!’ Falk added.
‘Instead of surpassing Ousmane Dembélé’s record sum (€140m to Barça), Borussia should “only” receive a fixed fee of €100m plus around €20m in possible bonuses.
‘The hoped-for €150m will not be there because Bellingham only has two years of his contract remaining. Discussions between all parties are respectful.
‘Real and Dortmund have very good relations. In addition: Bellingham, who had to pass the past games with knee problems, should possibly be operated on in the near future. The diagnosis “chronic bursitis” is in the room.’
