After further negotiations, Liverpool is closing in on Romeo Lavia.

According to sources who spoke to Football Insider, Liverpool and Southampton are still in contact regarding a deal for Romeo Lavia. They are hopeful that a deal can be reached by the end of the month.

The Merseysiders are in negotiations to sign the 19-year-old midfielder from Southampton, but they face stiff opposition from Premier League rivals Chelsea and Arsenal.

Due to Fabinho and Jordan Henderson’s impending departures after signing record-breaking contracts with Saudi Arabian clubs, Liverpool now needs to strengthen in the central midfield position.

Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai were both signed by Jurgen Klopp this summer, and it’s thought that he may now sign two more midfielders to add to that group.

Football Insider reported on July 8 that Klopp’s team is confident Lavia will choose them over other suitors this summer.

Lavia is sold on the Liverpool project, which is thought to have been very effectively pitched to him by the club’s recruitment team, and Klopp is very eager to bring the Southampton star to Anfield this summer.

Sources claim he is viewed as a “beast” who can break up the play, close down the space in which opponents operate, and lay the groundwork for the team’s attacking play. He attracted the attention of Liverpool with a string of impressive performances for the Saints in his debut Premier League campaign last season.

Man City will be entitled to 20% of any fee paid for the services of the Belgium international, so Southampton is eager to maximize that amount.

Lavia is wanted by the south coast club for £50 million, but Liverpool does not want to spend more than £40 million on a player with only one season of Premier League experience.

The player’s desire to join Liverpool has given Liverpool hope that a deal can be reached quickly once a price has been agreed upon. However, the fee is a major sticking point.

In order for Lavia to join Jurgen Klopp’s team and become a part of their system in time for the new season, the Merseysiders need a deal to be finalized by the end of the month.

That clause was negotiated as a part of the purported £10.5million agreement that brought Lavia to Southampton last summer (2022).

Despite the Saints’ 20th-place finish and subsequent relegation, he stood out for the team, making 35 appearances in all competitions during his first senior season.

In other news, a significant Saudi offer concerns third-placed Liverpool.

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Jurgen Klopp wants a £70 million star to replace Saudi targets in the latest roundup of Liverpool transfers.

Considering that teams in Saudi Arabia are interested in club legends Jordan Henderson and Fabinho, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool may need to sign a new holding midfielder this summer.

Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai have already been added to the Liverpool roster this summer, and more players are anticipated.

After placing fifth in the Premier League last season, Jurgen Klopp’s team is eager to play in the Champions League as soon as possible. They are the favorites to win the Europa League the following season. West Ham and Brighton have also qualified for the competition.

Since Klopp became the club’s manager in October 2015, Liverpool has experienced great success. Except for the Europa League, they have triumphed in every trophy contest. Just a few months after Klopp took over, the Reds lost the 2016 Europa League final, 3-1, to Sevilla.

Here are the most recent Merseyside headlines, but who are Liverpool interested in signing?

Verratti is desired by Liverpool.

According to The Guardian, Liverpool is interested in signing midfielder Marco Verratti from Paris Saint-Germain. According to rumors, if Jordan Henderson and Fabinho leave Merseyside for Saudi Arabia, the Reds may look to sign the 30-year-old Italy international.

While the Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad are interested in signing Fabinho, 29, for £40 million, Al-Ettifaq and Liverpool have reached an agreement on a £12 million fee for Henderson, 33, who has a £700,000 per week contract on the table. Both transfers are up in the air.

After participating in more than 500 first-team matches and taking home 32 trophies, including nine Ligue 1 championships and the Euro 2020, Verratti is regarded as one of Europe’s top midfielders. However, PSG won’t sell him unless the asking price is fair. They are said to want £70 million.

Schmadtke leaves a clue.

Jorg Schmadtke might continue working for Liverpool past the current summer. The 59-year-old signed a one-year contract to become the club’s sporting director in May, but that agreement contains a break clause that can be used at the conclusion of this transfer window.

At first, Schmadtke was supposed to leave Liverpool in September. He left a comparable position at Wolfsburg in January. However, the German has since acknowledged that he could remain longer. He told Sky Sports, “We’re waiting until the end of August.

Although we’ve agreed to an annual contract, we will have the chance to check in with one another in August to see if we’re still on board. If someone is unsure, we shake hands and I could receive a ticket if I decide to drop by. “.

When asked if he would be celebrating his 60th birthday in Liverpool in March, Schmadtke responded upbeatly, “It could be!”.

Young star’s loan deal

Dominic Corness, a midfielder for Liverpool, has signed a one-year loan agreement with Yverdon Sport in Switzerland. The 20-year-old has yet to play for the Reds’ first team, but in the EFL Trophy, he has faced League One and League Two clubs five times.

Corness will have the opportunity to play in the top division of football after Yverdon was promoted to the Swiss Super League in May after winning the second tier. Djibril Cisse, a legend of Liverpool, spent a season at Yverdon near the end of his playing career and scored 23 goals in 29 games during that time.

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The $46 million Fabinho heir has been ‘accidentally’ discovered, confirming Liverpool’s transfer masterstroke.

With one outstanding transfer deal completed, Liverpool has new cause for celebration. A Fabinho heir may have been ‘accidentally’ discovered somewhere else.

In the current transfer market, Liverpool may feel as though it is starting over from scratch. Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis MacAllister appeared to have the midfield rebuild on track, but Saudi Arabia has slammed that conclusion.

If the rumored deals for Jordan Henderson and Fabinho go through, Liverpool might find itself in need of purchasing two more midfielders. With no senior defensive presence currently on the roster, a direct starting replacement for the Brazilian would be especially important.

Inadvertent assistance may have been provided to Jörg Schmadtke and Jürgen Klopp in that regard, with a Premier League rival possibly identifying an ideal candidate. From the anticipated Fabinho proceeds, the price being quoted could be fully covered.

But that’s unusual; most transfer fees currently being discussed serve only to confirm Liverpool’s masterstroke this transfer window. Whatever transpires for the remainder of the summer, one transaction will be difficult to surpass.

Liverpool made a brilliant transfer.

Moisés Caicedo is one player Liverpool may not pursue as it searches for a replacement for Fabinho, according to Sky Sports’ Melissa Reddy, who claims he is “not on the list.”. However, the Brighton man is something in which Chelsea is very much interested.

A second $92 million (£70 million/€82 million) transfer bid from the Blues was reportedly rejected, according to The Athletic. For a player who had just finished his first season in the Premier League, that is an incredible sum of money.

But the transfer market is operating in that manner. Despite this, Liverpool was able to use a release clause to obtain Mac Allister from the exact same club for half that sum, which is starting to seem like an unbelievable deal. James Martin’s complete story can be found here.

“Accidentally” discovered was Fabinho’s heir.

When the transfer window first opened, Caicedo and a certain Declan Rice were probably on the list of “ideal” Fabinho successors. Of course, Liverpool had no idea it would lose the Brazilian at the time, effectively ruling out any attempts to sign truly marquee targets.

Rice finally finished this week what had been a protracted transfer to Arsenal. Due to West Ham’s current need for a replacement, this has started a series of events that could result in Liverpool finding a good transfer alternative.

The Hammers are interested in Edson Lvarez, and a $46 million (£35 million/€41 million) bid may be on the table. He would make a good Rice heir if he possessed the same qualities, and he would succeed Fabinho if the Brazilian was “accidentally” replaced. Josh Williams has more to say here.