Liverpool has already been active in the transfer market this summer and may add to their roster before the start of the upcoming Premier League season.

Romeo Lavia has been linked to Liverpool this summer as manager Jurgen Klopp looks to strengthen his midfield after a disappointing campaign the previous time around. The Saints are reportedly willing to pay £50 million for the ace, but the Reds are reportedly only willing to negotiate for £40 million. However, given that they have already lost a large number of their players to the Merseyside giants in the past, Southampton may flatly decline to do Liverpool a £10 million favor.

Last year, criticism of Liverpool’s midfield was relentless as Fabinho, Thiago, and Jordan Henderson all struggled to reach their peak performances.

By signing Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig and Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton this summer, Klopp has already begun to address some of his midfield problems. Lavia might end up being Klopp’s third acquisition of a brilliant midfielder.

Beginning this week, Football Insider reported that Liverpool and Southampton were still in negotiations over the 19-year-old player and that they were £10 million short of the Saints’ asking price. The Hampshire club might not see any justification for aiding their former Premier League rivals.

Virgil van Dijk, the Reds’ record signing, moved from St. Mary’s Stadium to Anfield for £75 million at the beginning of 2018.

Liverpool has previously raided Southampton for players on numerous occasions. In just two years, from 2014 to 2016, the north west club had already acquired Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren, Nathaniel Clyne, and Sadio Mane from the Saints. In 2019, the club even returned to the market to sign Danny Ings.

All of those players were household names for Southampton, and the loss of them weakened the squad considerably. Although Southampton managed to keep the aces coming in for a while, the team ultimately crashed and burned and found it difficult to compete in the Premier League. Additionally, they were demoted to the Championship last season after finishing last in the top-flight standings.

It’s funny how football can turn around and bite those who play it. Lavia, who played 34 times for Southampton last season after joining from Manchester City last summer, may force Liverpool to pay the full £50 million in exchange.

Lavia has many fans; in fact, Chelsea and Arsenal are both interested in signing him. And the Saints are certain that they can get top dollar for him in any case.

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While other clubs have made a habit of dragging out transfer stories, Liverpool have raised the bar in negotiations and continue to do so now with Jörg Schmadtke.

When it comes to handling transfer deals, few clubs can match Liverpool.
Fans might disagree with that statement, especially after last year’s disappointing window resulted in a trophyless season and failed Champions League qualification. But when it comes to securing a player’s signature, the Reds are not shy about doing so.

We’ve seen it more than once lately. Once Liverpool are interested it usually doesn’t take long to get their man and, much to the delight of the fans, usually results in one of the Reds’ rivals being blown out of the water.

In January 2022, with Tottenham eyeing Luis Díaz, Liverpool stepped in to snatch him from under Spurs’ noses (according to TalkSport).

The Reds repeated the trick a few months later, moving quickly to secure Darwin Núñez and beat Manchester United (via the Underground), and the Red Devils were soon given another transfer lesson when Cody Gakpo moved to Anfield (according to GOAL )

Much of the credit for these deals should go to former sporting directors Michael Edwards and Julian Ward. The pair have raised the bar for the new club in charge and, judging by Jörg Schmadtke’s first deal, the German will pick up where he left off. The arrival of Dominik Szoboszlai came as a surprise.

Just a few weeks ago, the Hungarian was little more than a passing mention in the plethora of midfielders linked to a move to Anfield. While he’s been defended several times on this site, it seemed like Szoboszlai wasn’t really on the radar.

Of course, on this occasion the Reds had no choice but to act quickly to meet the deadline of Szoboszlai’s release clause.

That said, you can certainly imagine a certain Old Trafford club making a lot more of the situation before having to negotiate a much higher fee. Finally, United have only just confirmed the signing of Mason Mount, although the transfer was in the works long before Liverpool signed Szoboszlai.

And it’s not like the Reds don’t have competition for Szoboszlai’s signature. Newcastle have shown strong interest (according to Football Insider) and were perhaps seen as favorites before Liverpool arrived.

Of course, there is still work for Schmadtke to do this summer and in the end he will be judged not only by Liverpool’s next signings but also by how well they and Szoboszlai fare next season.

Still, the German may have already shown why he was chosen by the FSG by repeating Edwards and Ward’s tricks during their time at the club. And that could well be more bad news for rivals Liverpool.