As the midfielder’s medical process gets underway, there has been a significant development in Liverpool’s Romeo Lavia agreement.

Before the new Premier League season begins, Liverpool expects to sign at least one marquee player, according to sources speaking to Football Insider.

Romeo Lavia of Southampton is the player the Merseysiders are most interested in signing as a central midfielder.

Liverpool’s £38 million offer for the 19-year-old was turned down by the Saints, but they plan to come back with a better one.

In addition to being interested in Lavia, Chelsea is also prepared to make a formal move for the midfielder as their pursuit of Moises Caicedo appears to be coming to a halt.

However, Liverpool is currently in the lead to sign Lavia and has already reached a personal contract with the player.

As Liverpool looks to bolster their team ahead of the new season, there is still work to be done.

Their first match is against Chelsea on August 13; however, any new player must be registered by Friday, August 11 in order to face the Londoners.

At least one new player will have been signed by then, according to Liverpool.

Fabinho is scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia to undergo a medical with Al-Ittihad while Jordan Henderson has already left the country.

Chelsea’s interest in Lavia was first made public by Football Insider back in March, along with interest from former club Man City, Arsenal, and Manchester United.

In addition to having a £40 million buy-back option that becomes operational in the summer of 2024, City will be entitled to 20% of any fee received for his services.

34 times in all competitions were made by the 19-year-old last season, who has a contract with Southampton through June 2027.

He has taken the field for the Saints in all of their preseason friendlies to this point, but on Tuesday (25 July), he was substituted out against Bournemouth at halftime.

As the competition for his signature grows, manager Russell Martin later acknowledged the youngster “has a lot on his mind.”.

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Romeo Lavia latest as Jurgen Klopp wants deal before imminent ‘deadline

Liverpool are ready to make an improved offer for the Southampton midfielder, to avoid Chelsea’s interest and make it part of their pre-stuagional tours through Singapore

Liverpool is ready to make an improved offer for Romeo Lavia, with the hope of quickly completing an agreement for the midfielder.

Jurgen Klopp planns to renew his machine room this summer and has already signed Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai. But with Fabinho and Jordan Henderson now the subject of offers from Saudi Arabia, this soon became a need.

Lavia, who designed for the Saints of Manchester City last summer, was a radiant star in the championship despite their relegation. And he played enough heads during his first superior campaign to ensure that his decrease in the second layer is short -lived. A number of clubs have been linked with the 19-year-old, with Chelsea also remaining firmly interested. However, Liverpool want to strike while the iron is hot and just two days after an opening offer was rejected they are set to return.

Athletic report that after rejecting an initial offer of £37m, the Reds are ready to put together a financial package that should bring them closer to Southampton’s £50m valuation. This will likely consist of several possible additions, with high confidence that a compromise can be reached.

And Klopp hopes that will happen sooner rather than later when his side fly to Singapore later this week. Liverpool are set to leave on Thursday and the Kop boss wants a deal to be finalized before then so the Belgium international can sit on the plane.

Southampton manager Russell Martin praised the youngster for his professionalism midweek after playing 45 minutes in Tuesday’s friendly against Bournemouth. “Given what’s going on, I thought it would be good for Romeo to play tonight and do all these things because he didn’t have the minutes the others had.

“You can ask for an update, but I can’t give you one because I don’t know. I’ll speak to (sporting director) Jason (Wilcox) now, but I’ve prepared for this game.”

Klopp and his players returned to Merseyside after a camp in Germany, where he insisted more deals would be finalized before the competition begins in less than a month. “There are so many things to do,” he told the club’s media team. “The transfer window is open. If my day had 28 hours right now it wouldn’t be a problem – I could easily fill them!

\”There are still three and a half weeks until the first game of the season. Before then there is still a lot to do, especially in terms of the transfer market. This is now clear. And it will happen. New players must enter. We will have a good team.”

Pending an official announcement, Henderson’s departure is already complete, with the former captain making the controversial decision despite a late appeal from the club’s LGBT+ fan group.

Fabinho is also expected to leave but his move to Al Ittihad fell through due to a delay in the process. Not all parties have completed the transfer yet, which could net the Reds around £40m when completed.