Romeo Lavia: Chelsea complete £58m deal to sign
Romeo Lavia was being chased by Chelsea and Liverpool; Reds struck a deal thought to be worth £60m but chose to join Chelsea in £58m deal from Southampton; Lavia signs seven-year deal; Blues already beat Liverpool to £115m signing of midfielder Moises Caicedo from Brighton
Chelsea have completed the signing of midfielder Romeo Lavia from Southampton in a deal worth £58m.
The deal is worth an initial £53m plus £5m in add-ons with the 19-year-old signing a seven-year deal at Stamford Bridge.
The transfer means Chelsea’s first-choice midfield this season will likely be comprised of Lavia, Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo – a unit already being dubbed the ‘LFC midfield’ by Chelsea fans in the wake of Liverpool’s failed attempts to sign both Lavia and Caicdeo this summer.
On completing his move to Chelsea, Lavia said: “I’m really happy to join Chelsea and be a part of this exciting project. It’s an amazing football club with a great history and I’m really excited to get started.
“I can’t wait to meet all my new team-mates and build a chemistry together to achieve great things together.”
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Chelsea co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley added:
