Liverpool reportedly stay fascinated with Southampton‘s Romeo Lavia amid varied hyperlinks to different midfielders in latest weeks.
The Reds have been strongly linked to the Belgian all through the summer time as Jurgen Klopp plans a summer time revamp of his choices in the midst of the park, however the reviews have cooled considerably as different potential targets have emerged.
Cheick Doucoure is the newest identify to have been touted as a defensive midfield choice, with the Malian mentioned to be on a shortlist of gamers to fill the void at Anfield.
Liverpool have already misplaced three senior midfielders on free transfers, with the exits of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson to Saudi Arabia additionally imminent.
Journalist Fabrizio Romano has claimed that the Reds are nonetheless engaged on a possible transfer for Lavia this summer time, insisting that “contacts are going down” with the mandatory events.
Romano has mentioned that, whereas Lavia just isn’t the “solely goal”, Liverpool try to make progress in the direction of a possible deal and that they’re “hopeful” of driving down the £50 million asking worth.
Studies earlier this month advised that “concrete” talks had been held over a doable deal to carry the 19-year-old to Anfield, however there seems to have been little motion on that entrance since.
Liverpool’s hyperlinks to Lavia started lengthy earlier than the information broke that each Fabinho and Henderson have been destined for the Center East, with the previous’s departure specifically now accentuating the necessity for a No. 6 acquisition.
Trent Alexander-Arnold operated as a defensive midfielder within the Reds’ pre-season opener in opposition to Karlsruher on Wednesday night time, however the supervisor seems in need of choices if he’s to stick with the 3-4-3 formation we noticed in the direction of the tip of the marketing campaign.
Lavia tales could have seemingly slowed from the skin trying in, however the newest reviews point out that the membership are nonetheless eager to pursue {the teenager} on this switch window.
