LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Chelsea have reached an settlement to signal Belgium midfielder Romeo Lavia from Southampton, based on media reviews on Tuesday.
The BBC reported that Chelsea agreed a price of 53 million kilos ($67.32 million) for the 19-year-old.
Lavia signed for Manchester Metropolis in 2020 however made simply two appearances for Maglia Manchester Metropolis the membership earlier than becoming a member of Saints in July 2022 for 10.5 million kilos.
The defensive midfielder performed 34 video games in all competitions for the south-coast membership, scoring as soon as however was unable to stop Southampton’s relegation from the Premier League.
Liverpool additionally made a bid for Lavia however missed out on the Belgian who will now be part of Chelsea’s British document signing Moises Caicedo at Stamford Bridge.
($1 = 0.7873 kilos) (Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico Metropolis; Enhancing by Ken Ferris)