The ink on Dominik Szoboszlai’s signature was barely allowed to dry while there was more and more talk of Romeo Lavia.
Now it seemed that Khephren Thuram would be forgotten, and all clothes laid to secure the Belgian Lafia as quickly as possible.
Fabrizio Romano Reports indicate that Liverpool have been in contact with the player’s agent for several weeks and that talks could start soon.
While in some transfer window it felt like waiting forever before the Reds did anything, there are several reasons why Liverpool wanted to work quickly on a Southampton player.
Here are some of the main reasons:
1) Competition
2) a condition of the contract
3) Omnia Club
1) Quiz from London
When Southampton were relegated, it was early when the big clubs started to take a hard look at Lavia. For Liverpool, it is about moving forward with the same job in the queue.
soccer He writes that the midfielder should prefer Arsenal. “Arsenal” can lure with Champions League football and a good salary, having released a lot of dead meat from the stable in recent seasons.
The problem for the London team is that they are unlikely to go to Lavia until the matter is settled with Granit Xhaka, Thomas Partey and Declan Rice.
The last two agreements in particular are long overdue.
The pre-season for 2023/24 starts this week
Jurgen Klopp, the coaching staff and several players are expected to return to Merseyside at the end of the week.
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It is unlikely that Liverpool would have completed the deal, talks for Lafia would be ongoing and a stop desirable
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Chelsea may be interested, but they also have some situations that need clarification in the sale of Mason Mount to Manchester United, and the pursuit of Moises Caicedo at Brighton.
Here, Liverpool have the advantage of completing the painless transfers of Alexis McCallister and Dominic Zuboszlay.
2) New player, new paragraph
Just as with Mac Allister and Szoboszlai, there is a contract clause that comes into play. These purchases were flexible due to the players’ purchase terms.
Lafia’s old club, Manchester City, had such faith in the 19-year-old that they secured a £40m buy-back clause last summer.
However, this will not take effect until 2024.
If Liverpool are going to sign Lafia, it should be now.
Southampton, for their part, will try to drain their most important sale, before City can enter into the agreement. The Saints want close to £50m.
3) Klopp’s ideal situation
Jurgen Klopp has never been particularly interested in bringing in the biggest star names, but he wants players who are flexible and can develop further.
When the season gets as hectic as it gets, much of that work is done in the pre-season.
In this sense, it was perfect with Alexis MacAllister and Dominic Szoboszlai
In addition, new players must settle into a new city, locker room, teammates, support system, neighborhood, and so on.
As is well known, the warm-up for the season starts this week, and Liverpool will be held twice in Germany and Singapore respectively according to the schedule.
It would be ideal if Romeo Lafia was on board when the band left.
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