Southampton sends Liverpool a “cheap transfer” warning amid a third Romeo Lavia offer is being prepared.

As Liverpool prepares to make another offer for the Belgian international, Southampton has clarified their transfer situation regarding Romeo Lavia.

Liverpool has received a strong message from Southampton regarding their pursuit of Romeo Lavia, a Belgian international.

After the South Coast side rejected the Reds’ initial offer of £34 million plus £4 million in add-ons, the Reds had a bid of about £41 million for the 19-year-old rejected last week.

Lavia is valued at £50 million by Southampton, who were demoted from the Premier League last season, and they have steadfastly refused to budge on their demand. Liverpool is now preparing a third attempt to wrest the player away from St. Mary’s.

Top-flight clubs are pursuing a number of Saints players, with a £32 million deal for full-back Tino Livramento agreed upon with Newcastle United while a £30 million offer for James Ward-Prowse was rejected by West Ham United.

Lavia, who was an unused substitute in Southampton’s opening Championship victory at Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night, continues to be Liverpool’s top target as they look to bolster their defensive midfield options in the wake of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson’s moves to Saudi Arabia.

The reason why Southampton’s club won’t let the player leave on the cheap was also explained by club chief executive Phil Parsons.

Let’s be practical, he said in a statement to BBC Radio Solent Sport. “We are looking at all options.”. “We don’t need 30-plus players; we have more than that. We’re actually in a position to ensure that the finances balance out quite well and that being demoted does cost you dearly.

“We have the option to reduce the squad and sell assets if we so choose. We won’t be offering our assets for a bargain. We were adamant on a few points because of this.

“Over the next few years, we’ll develop a lot of players, and some of them will eventually sign with one of the top four clubs, but we won’t do it cheaply; we’ll do it at market rate.
We will consider any offers clubs make to us.
Not just any offer knocked on the door will be accepted.

“Southampton is a great club and if you do well for Southampton and deserve a move, maybe we’ll look at it, but let’s focus on Southampton first and doing well and then we’ll talk about other clubs second,” the agent said. ”.

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Liverpool duo has a Chelsea “ticket” as Jürgen Klopp has already explained attacking preference call

After naming the “ticket” for his team, Jürgen Klopp revealed Liverpool’s lineup versus Bayern Munich. One other person, besides Diogo Jota, may gain.

Just two weeks remain until the Premier League season kicks off, and Jürgen Klopp has given supporters his latest indication of the lineup he’s likely to select. With a road match against Chelsea scheduled, Liverpool’s opening game presents a challenge.

The German has a wide range of options, especially in the attack, but Wednesday afternoon gave him a chance to test his players against top-notch opposition. Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota, and Mohamed Salah were chosen as the front three for the Reds’ match against Bayern Munich in Singapore. The German champions are one of the top teams in Europe.

Throughout the preseason, Darwin Néez and Luis Diaz both made appearances and scored goals for Liverpool. But Klopp decided to bench the pair against Bayern Munich in favor of three players who may be better at defending the opponent.

Nunez in particular is still very much learning the ins and outs of life in England. Even though the South American striker’s ceiling is very high, possibly higher than any of his teammates’, he is still only 24 years old and very much a work in progress on Merseyside.

Although the Uruguayan striker is quick and often attracts opportunities like a magnet, his defensive play is still developing. He has made significant progress in speaking the same language as Klopp over the course of the summer, but he is still learning it.

His boss has previously referred to Nunez as a “racehorse,” and not in a positive way. Joo Palhinha is there and is a connector, but [Nunez] was like a racehorse, so defending the center against Fulham is really important, according to Klopp. For everyone, “Go, Go, Go. We struggled a little because we opened up. He played a really good game aside from that. “.

In fact, Nunez  came on as a substitute against Bayern Munich on Wednesday, and at one point, Klopp had to signal from the sidelines to get him to change positions because the Reds starlet had strayed too far in front of his designated defensive spot.

Gakpo, in contrast, appears to be much more impenetrable against the ball. His manager has praised him for his football intelligence, and he has a natural tendency to press in a typical Klopp manner (per the Mirror). Both a great football player and intelligent individual, he. I never once considered the fact that he was only 24. He eats football, so it comes naturally to him for him to use the information we give him on the field. “.

In the same way that Jota is comparable, one of his greatest strengths has always been his ability to play without the ball. The Portuguese forward may be set to start given that Liverpool must play Chelsea in the opening round of Premier League games. Klopp’s assistant, Pep Lijnders, once referred to him as a “pressing monster.”.

Choosing a defensively strong front three may make even more sense when you take into account the current absence of a true holding midfielder at Anfield. In the last week, both Fabinho and Jordan Henderson have relocated to Saudi Arabia. Until a suitable replacement can be found on the transfer market, attack-minded Curtis Jones fills the void.

Especially Nunez and Diaz, Klopp has a strong offensive line and a ton of players who are very alluring to start. But when he travels to London in the middle of August, he would have a good reason to pick his best defensive lineup for the start of the new season.

He claimed just a few months ago that “counter-pressing is your ticket into this team,” and based on the lineup he chose to face Bayern Munich, it appears that statement is still very much true.