Liverpool haven’t but made a lot progress on a proper negotiation over the switch of Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia, in accordance with Fabrizio Romano.
Writing in his exclusive CaughtOffside column, Romano made it clear that the Reds are nonetheless holding inner discussions over a transfer for Lavia, who he describes as somebody who could be a “implausible” signing for Jurgen Klopp’s facet.
Liverpool might do with strengthening in midfield this summer time, even after already doing offers for each Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.
The Merseyside giants would nonetheless certainly profit from a extra defensive-minded participant in that space of the pitch, and Lavia has proven his immense potential in that position with some sturdy shows within the Premier League final season, even when he couldn’t fairly do sufficient to stop Southampton from being relegated to the Championship.
Romano is not sure if LFC are taking a look at options to Lavia for the second, however named Manuel Locatelli as one other participant he admires in midfield, even when he’s not wanting more likely to depart Juventus.
“Romeo Lavia – In the mean time that is nonetheless not one thing imminent,” Romano stated.
“Liverpool are discussing internally about Lavia, no official bid has been submitted but. And in addition no resolution has been made on the value.
“So, Lavia stays on the Reds’ record, and, truthfully, I feel Lavia could be a implausible signing. He’s a high expertise, it’s not simple to seek out that type of participant available on the market, so I don’t know if they’ve options at this stage.
“Personally a participant I like in midfield is Manuel Locatelli however he’s an essential participant for Juventus, so not essentially a sensible or simpler choice for Liverpool or anybody else.”
