In order to bolster a team that appears to be undergoing significant changes heading into the upcoming season, Jurgen Klopp is looking to add reinforcements to Liverpool this summer.
As a result of their contract expirations, Roberto Firmino, Naby Keita, James Milner, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have already departed the team. This means that both the midfield and the striker positions will need to be filled in the upcoming summer transfer window.
Alexis Mac Allister, a midfielder for Brighton & Hove Albion, is reportedly on the verge of joining the Reds, according to Fabrizio Romano, who updated his Twitter followers with the news. After passing the physical exams with Brighton’s approval, Reds have now activated the clause that allows them to sign the midfielder. There is a signing of documents. We now have confirmation.
Romeo Lavia, a midfielder for Southampton, has also been linked with Liverpool, and it is rumored that the Reds have spoken with them about the possibility of signing the 19-year-old, according to Football Insider.
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The Football Insider article also claims that Manchester City, Lavia’s former club, has a £40 million repurchase clause to buy the Belgian international. However, this provision doesn’t go into effect until the summer of 2024.
Redmen TV analyst Ste Hoare suggested that Liverpool recruit Lavia to expand their midfield options and believes that the talent would suit well at Anfield in an interview with Football FanCast.
City have a buyback clause that expires in 2024, according to Hoare, so if you want to sign him, you might have to act quickly because this might be your only opportunity. He won’t likely continue in the Championship, in my opinion. He’s too good, in my opinion. He will likely be moving, in my opinion. He would be the player I would most like Liverpool to sign out of everyone who was injured because he fits in with what we do, in my opinion.
Lavia, who played 35 times across all competitions for Southampton in 2022–23, making one goal and one assist each, according to Transfermarkt, has a great chance to give Liverpool the upper hand over their Premier League rivals.
I am incredibly happy with what Romeo has done and is doing, said Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola in an interview in April, outlining why the midfielder was let go at the Etihad Stadium to join Southampton. We had and still do have a very high view of him. We considered keeping him, but we were concerned that he might not receive as many minutes as he does in Southampton.
Lavia managed to post a pass success percentage of 86.4% at St Mary’s during this season, according to WhoScored, demonstrating his dependability in possession.
The £25k weekly salary outperforms his positional contemporaries in Europe’s top five divisions when it comes to effective blocks; he averaged 1.90 per 90 minutes over the past 365 days, placing him in the fourth percentile for this category.
The same source claims that Lavia, who has been dubbed a “monster,” has also made 93 tackles and interceptions in 2022–2023, indicating his ability to get involved and influence play phases for his team.
According to BT Sport via The Daily Mail, former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes praised Lavia’s skills as a deep-lying midfielder last year, saying: “He has got a pass in his locker and he is big and strong and likes to defend.” In order to avoid moving too far forward, he sits in front of the back four and initiates the action from there.
Lavia has the potential to be a major player for Liverpool in the upcoming seasons. Liverpool needs youthful talent to help replace some of their older midfielders.