24 hours after acquiring Moises Caicedo, Chelsea continued to make the Premier League stunned when they bought midfielder Romeo Lavia from Southampton for £60 million.
Chelsea launched rookie Moises Caicedo, recruited from Brighton for a record price of English football, up to 115 million pounds. The midfielder has signed an eight-year contract with the option to extend for another season.
Now, Chelsea has surprised everyone, especially Liverpool when there is always the service of young midfielder Lavia from Southampton. Accordingly, Romeo Lavia will join Chelsea for a transfer fee of £ 60 million, including additional fees.
Information from transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Lavia will conduct a medical at Chelsea’s Cobham Training Center this week before making his debut for the new club. Earlier on Monday (August 14), Chelsea and Lavia reached an individual agreement.
Romeo Lavia was born in January 2004, joining Southampton last summer from Man City. Lavia was rated as one of the strongest players in the Premier League last season. In the role of a defensive midfielder, he is highly appreciated for his speed, ability to stick to the opponent’s players … as tough as leeches, and at the same time, excellent in situations to recover the ball. Last season, Lavia made 34 appearances for Southampton in all competitions, scoring once.
Not only Southampton earned a huge amount of money from the sale of Lavia, but Man City also received money from the old man. According to the agreement 1 year ago, The Citizens cleverly inserted a clause to enjoy 20% of the contract value when Southampton sold Lavia.
