Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is ready to give up all three targets in midfield: Edson Alvarez, Romeo Lavia, Mohamed Kudus. As a result, pressure on the Blues is mounting in the race for Brighton’s Moises Caicedo.
An offer of £90 million is not enough for Chelsea to get the Ecuadorian striker. The Seagulls are under no pressure to sell after Caicedo signed a new contract earlier this year. They want 100 million pounds for this star.
According to The Guardian, Chelsea are about to submit their next offer and they are very hopeful that this time will be successful. Because if not Caicedo, Pochettino will find it difficult to buy a satisfactory midfielder when the remaining targets on the list are no longer available.
Edson Alvarez is a midfielder valued at around £40 million. West Ham are close to beating Chelsea in this race after agreeing personal terms with the Ajax star. They only submitted an offer of £30 million but will almost certainly increase this amount if needed, as The Hammers have yet to buy any new recruits this summer.
The second target that is also out of reach of the Blues is Romeo Lavia. Like Alvarez, Chelsea’s interest in the Belgian has been around for a long time. They tried to sign him from Southampton last summer.
But now that Southampton has been relegated, Lavia has no shortage of big clubs pursuing. Chelsea are among them, but it is difficult to get him now as Liverpool are still leading the race with an offer of £50m.
Chelsea have something to seal Romeo Lavia
Despite Liverpool’s lead, Chelsea can still defeat this opponent in the Romeo Lavia deal due to a unique character.
Romeo Lavia is a significant target for Chelsea this summer. The absence of the Belgian midfielder from Southampton’s squad for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup match against Gillingham has cast further doubt on an impending transfer.
Liverpool is another major English club currently pursuing Lavia. Although The Saints rejected The Kop’s previous bid, they are still negotiating to sign the 19-year-old young star. According to recent events, the Liverpool club is ahead of Chelsea in the possession of a Southampton signature worth $ 50 million.
The Blues, on the other hand, never give up. The West London team has a “secret weapon” that can help them turn the situation around: Joe Shields, the figure who works as the Recruitment Director at Chelsea.
Shields was instrumental in Southampton signing Lavia from City last summer, and the 36-year-old was also instrumental in the Belgian’s development at the Etihad.
Given Shields’ presence at Stamford Bridge, Fabrizio Romano even warned Chelsea fans to be wary of Lavia’s prospective entrance in West London.
