{"id":92220,"date":"2023-08-16T12:30:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T12:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/16\/chelsea-agree-initial-fee-to-sign-romeo-lavia-from-southampton\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T12:30:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T12:30:13","slug":"chelsea-agree-initial-fee-to-sign-romeo-lavia-from-southampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/16\/chelsea-agree-initial-fee-to-sign-romeo-lavia-from-southampton\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea agree initial fee to sign Romeo Lavia from Southampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/130799791_lavia-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"_130799791_lavia\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Romeo Lavia made 29 appearances for Southampton in the Premier League in 2022-23<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chelsea have agreed a fee of \u00a353m plus \u00a35m in add-ons for Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old, who has one senior cap for Belgium, is yet to have a medical before the move to Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Lavia made 34 appearances in all competitions last season but could not stop Saints being relegated from the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool also bid for Lavia and he is set to be the second target they\u00a0missed out on to Chelsea after Moises Caicedo.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea completed the signing of Ecuador midfielder Caicedo, 21, on Monday for a \u00a3100m fee that could rise to a British club record of \u00a3115m.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool had a third bid for Lavia \u2013 believed to have been about \u00a346m including add-ons \u2013\u00a0rejected by Southampton last week.<\/p>\n<p>Lavia came through the youth system at Anderlecht before he moved to Manchester City in 2020 having been spotted at a tournament in Belgium attended by Pep Guardiola.<\/p>\n<p>The youngster made just two senior appearances at City \u2013 in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup \u2013 as he struggled to break into the club\u2019s first team and\u00a0joined Saints in July 2022\u00a0for \u00a310.5m.<\/p>\n<p>City are believed to have a buy-back option on Lavia that does not come into effect until next summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League champions will be in line to collect 20% of the fee received by Southampton because of a sell-on clause.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jdAv0IGO_zs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Piwak Natural Health - Badwam Afisem on Adom TV (15-08-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jdAv0IGO_zs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romeo Lavia made 29 appearances for Southampton in the Premier League in 2022-23 Chelsea have agreed a fee of \u00a353m plus \u00a35m in add-ons for Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia. 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