Arsenal are eyeing up the potential switch of Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia in case Thomas Partey finally ends up leaving the membership this summer time, in line with Fabrizio Romano within the newest version of his exclusive CaughtOffside column.
The 19-year-old appeared massively spectacular within the Premier League final season, even when he couldn’t fairly do sufficient to assist the Saints keep up as their all-round poor kind noticed them relegated to the Championship.
This certainly means a expertise like Lavia can be on the transfer this summer time, with Romano explaining that each Arsenal and Chelsea just like the participant, although there could possibly be a helpful connection within the Gunners’ favour.
In response to Romano, Arsenal have an excellent relationship with Lavia’s brokers, who additionally characterize Bukayo Saka, whereas it’s additionally price noting that Chelsea appear to be specializing in Brighton’s Moises Caicedo as their precedence in midfield for now.
“Arsenal are in fact busy with Declan Rice, he’s their high goal in midfield, however they might make yet another signing in that place, and it’s true that Romeo Lavia of Southampton is among the gamers on their record – they like him, they contemplate him a high expertise,” Romano stated.
“Man Metropolis have a buy-back clause for the participant nevertheless it’s not lively till subsequent summer time, so Arsenal have an interest, as are Chelsea, with Joe Shields now a part of their recruitment workforce, having beforehand signed Lavia for Southampton.
“Chelsea’s focus for now, nonetheless, is for Moises Caicedo, so Arsenal have Lavia on their record in case Partey leaves the membership. He shares the identical brokers as Bukayo Saka they usually have an awesome relationship with Arsenal.”
Arsenal followers could also be uncertain about letting an skilled participant like Partey go, however Lavia is a massively promising expertise who could possibly be the higher long-term possibility in that place.
