Chelsea is “close to agreement” for a £50 million youngster as Liverpool prepares “talks” to prevent a transfer disaster

Romeo Lavia’s transfer to Chelsea is reportedly “close” to being finalized. Lavia currently plays for Southampton.

Lavia is anticipated to leave the Saints before the summer transfer window closes on September 1. Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool have all been heavily linked with him.

Due to the club’s owners’ reluctance to pay the Championship club’s £50 million asking price, the Reds’ two offers for the 19-year-old Belgian player were rejected.

The futures of Moises Caicedo, a midfielder for Brighton and Lavia, are up in the air as Chelsea and Liverpool battle for their services.

Caicedo’s sale was concluded on Thursday night after Brighton informed both clubs that negotiations would end. Jurgen Klopp’s team won the deal with a £110 million offer, while the Blues countered with a £100 million offer.

Chelsea is hopeful they can win the race to sign the Ecuadorian midfielder because he appears to prefer a move to Stamford Bridge and has not yet reached a personal agreement with Liverpool.

Tyler Adams, a midfielder for Leeds United, was set to move to Chelsea but will now stay at Elland Road as a result of the Caicedo transfer saga. Chelsea pulled out of a £20 million deal to finance a deal to sign the Brighton youngster.

To be honest, everything is a bit of a mess. It seemed like whoever missed out on Caicedo would then sign Lavia, with Adams most likely joining Brighton.

Nevertheless, according to Sky Sports News, Chelsea wants to sign Caicedo and Lavia.

Liverpool is still “interested,” according to the report, even though Mauricio Pochettino’s team is “close to an agreement with Southampton.”.

It is stated that the Reds are ‘expected to hold more talks’ in the upcoming days and that Chelsea had “conversations with the Saints on Friday night.”.

An agreement between Chelsea and Southampton has reportedly been reached, according to Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri.

According to Tavolieri, the former will pay £50 million, and a five-year deal with a one-year option is “ready” to be signed.

Liverpool is still able to make a last-ditch effort, though.

Considering how eager Caicedo is to join Chelsea and how close the Blues are to bringing in Lavia, Liverpool run the risk of having a disastrous end to the transfer window.

Additionally, according to Jacob Steinberg of The Guardian, Chelsea has agreed to pay Lavia £55 million. Barclays, I see.

Russell Martin, the manager of Southampton, announced on Friday that Lavia will miss Saturday’s match against Norwich City due to a busy week of transfer rumors.

“He trained really well today, but it’s not easy.
His preseason playing time wasn’t long enough.

“After the minutes he has played and everything that is happening, I don’t think I would ask him to start a game. You reflect on your 19-year-old self in these circumstances.

He’s been fantastic, with some days being much better than others, but there has been so much noise and he is a really top kid and really top player. “How would you cope with that?”.

“The Romeo situation has been extremely fluid the entire time, and other things may occur in the market that influence the situation; we have no control over that.

Romeo is working hard to get fitter and fitter, but I’m just not sure if he’ll be in the squad, so I can’t say for sure. “.

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Deivid Washington, a young Santos athlete, is acquired by Chelsea.

Deivid Washington, a young Santos player, is transferred to Chelsea by Chelsea.

Deivid Washington, a young player for Santos, will be acquired by Chelsea for about €20 million, according to UOL.

The French club AS Monaco put forth an offer for the 18-year-old, giving the Blues competition for his signature.

However, he decided on Chelsea and will sign a six-year contract through 2029. The deal may be extended by the Blues for an additional year.

Washington, a highly prized player, debuted for the senior team this season. In 16 appearances, he has two goals to his credit.

He’ll go to Chelsea with fellow Santos youth graduate Angelo Gabriel. The two are anticipated to team up at Chelsea’s French affiliate RC Strasbourg.

The Patrick Vieira-led Ligue 1 team will serve as a talent pipeline.

Lesley Ugochukwu, a different youngster from Chelsea, might also join them. Ugochukwu could take a loan back to France after Chelsea paid Rennes €27 million to acquire him this summer.

Since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital moved to Stamford Bridge last season, the Blues have spent millions of dollars acquiring highly-rated young players from all over Europe and South America.

This summer, they spent more than £50 million to sign Kendry Paez, Ugochukwu, Angelo Gabriel, Washington, and Diego Moreira.

The two-time Champions League champions, however, still require senior reinforcements, and the youngsters are not yet prepared to start delivering for them.

They need another attacker and have not yet added a defensive midfielder. They might also be looking for a goalkeeper, as Bayern Munich has Kepa Arrizabalaga on their radar.

Tyler Adams and Moises Caicedo are both being courted by Chelsea. Giorgi Mamardashvili and Gregor Kobel are reportedly on their list of potential replacements for Arrizabalaga.