Report: Liverpool Locked In Transfer Battle With Chelsea Over Romeo Lavia

Liverpool and Chelsea are locked in a transfer battle over Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia according to a report.

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Jurgen Klopp and new Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino are likely to overhaul their squads this summer as they aim to get their teams back in the hunt for trophies.

James Milner, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Arthur Melo have all departed Anfield and it’s looking increasingly likely that Mason Mount, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mateo Kovacic, and Conor Gallagher could leave Stamford Bridge this summer.

According to multiple reports, Liverpool have agreed on a deal to sign Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Alexis Mac Allister with the move set to be completed in the coming days.

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Sacha Tavolieri is now also claiming that the Anfield hierarchy are set to do battle with Chelsea over the signing of Belgian international Lavia who impressed for Southampton in midfield this season despite the team’s struggles.

The journalist suggests however that Chelsea are leading the race to sign the talented youngster as the two Premier League sides fight for his signature.

The Transfer Room Verdict

Lavia is a player with a lot of potential and now has one season of Premier League experience under his belt which makes him an attractive proposition and likely target for both clubs..

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Hamilton Academical teenage starlet Ryan One is being chased by the Premier League’s elite, TEAMtalk understands.

The 16-year-old forward is already a big part of Hamilton’s first-team squad, having played over a dozen games in the Scottish Championship. The Accies suffered relegation to the third tier at the end of this season, though.

Now, TEAMtalk can reveal that a host of clubs are chasing One’s signature, having been watching him for most of this season. He made a total of 28 appearances across all competitions, scoring two goals.

One, the son of former Cambridge United striker Armand One, is a winger or a forward and now looks destined to move south of the border and follow in his father’s footsteps by playing in England.

Armand One once spent time on trial with Manchester United, and they are one of the clubs checking on his son, along with the likes of Liverpool, Everton, Newcastle United, Brighton and Hove Albion, Brentford, and Bournemouth.

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One also had Old Firm giants Celtic and Rangers keeping tabs on him, but the chance of moving to the Premier League will be hard for him to turn down.

The attacker has already been capped by Scotland at under-17 level and has a bright future ahead of him.

He would of course find it harder to make an impact at senior level at some of the clubs that are looking at him. However, they are all planning for the future and could develop One within their own setups.

In the long term, he might become a player capable of competing at a higher level if everything goes to plan.