Following the acquisitions of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, Lavia is one of Liverpool’s top targets in the midfield. Lavia was one of the best players on the Southampton team that was relegated last season.
The next midfielder Liverpool signs will need to be able to play a deeper role than their last two recruits since Fabinho and Jordan Henderson are prepared to depart.
Lavia has been chosen as the best replacement for that position at the base of their midfield. Additionally, Football Insider reports that Liverpool is now confident in landing the Southampton talent by the end of the month.
That most likely suggests Liverpool believes they can reach a deal with Lavia by the end of the week. But as things stand, they still have to persuade Southampton of his value.
Although Liverpool believes a sum of £40m would be more reasonable for a player with only one season of Premier League experience, the relegated team is holding out for £50m.
Southampton will be required to provide Man City with 20% of their revenues, regardless of the price they obtain, due to a sell-on clause.
The fact that Lavia appears to be keen on moving may be to Liverpool’s advantage. The 19-year-old is claimed to be ‘convinced’ that Liverpool have the ideal project for him, despite being linked with both Arsenal and Chelsea.
According to the source, Lavia has been persuaded by their representatives’ pitch, and Jurgen Klopp is ‘very enthusiastic’ to sign Lavia.
Liverpool believes that once they make progress with Southampton, who have Lavia’s contract through 2027, things might move along very fast.
He might be the missing piece in their midfield puzzle, yet the possibility of losing two of their regular starters, such as Fabinho and Henderson, as well as rumors that Thiago Alcantara wants out, may spur Liverpool to recruit a fourth midfielder later on.
Late hijacking makes Fabinho Bayern Munich’s target.
The focus will be placed on deciding Lavia, Henderson, and Fabinho’s futures in the interim.
The latter involves a contract that Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia will soon sign. His absence from Liverpool’s pre-season tour of Germany is due to this reason.
Florian Plettenberg, a Sky Sports Deutschland specialist, has claimed that the Brazil international may end up in Germany due to Bayern Munich’s desire to scuttle the trade, which is an intriguing development.
Following their failure to sign Declan Rice, Bayern is looking for a new defensive midfielder. Jorge Mendes, with whom they get along well, might assist them in negotiating a deal for Fabinho.
The 29-year-old could continue his career in Europe by relocating there, and unlike Liverpool, there would be opportunities for Champions League action.
Thoughts on how far forward his move to Al Ittihad is are well known to the Bundesliga champions. According to reports, the former Monaco resident has already consented to transfer to the Middle East on a personal level.