According to reports, Southampton have rejected a third bid by Liverpool for Romeo Lavia but they are ‘getting closer to an agreement’.
After two bids to land Lavia at Anfield have been rejected by Southampton, the Reds prepared a new bid.
However, as per multiple journalists, it has also been rejected by the Championship outfit. Their asking price stands firm at £50m which the Reds are struggling to match.
Their recent and third bid of £46m has been rejected by the Saints as reported by Fabrizio.
The lavia-Liverpool deal still hanging about
It is no surprise that Liverpool haven’t been making quick progress over their transfer target.
The Reds even pulled out of their long transfer target, Khephren Thuram due to the fees being expensive.
They couldn’t afford the same to repeat and miss out on Lavia as the new Premier League season kicks in less than a week.
The Reds need to get the signing over the line by paying the asking price of £50m.
Is there still hope for the Reds?
However, as per Sky Sports, the bid has been rejected but ‘talks remain ongoing with Southampton’. Although the Championship club is thought to be standing firm on their £50m valuation of the 19-year-old.
They have also indicated that Chelsea are also ‘interested and keeping an eye on his situation’.
Also, as per James Pearce, Liverpool’s latest bid for Lavia is worth around £46m.
“Jurgen Klopp has identified the Belgium international as the perfect replacement for holding midfielder Fabinho, who recently left to join Saudi Arabian outfit Al Ittihad.
However, talks with Southampton have dragged on with the Championship club sticking rigidly to their valuation of £50million.
Liverpool believe that figure is inflated for a 19-year-old who only has one season of senior football under his belt.
Anfield officials must now decide whether to increase their offer once again or move on to other targets.
Lavia, who is keen to complete the move to Liverpool, was an unused substitute in Southampton’s Championship opener against Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night.”
Southampton CEO Phil Parsons recently insisted that they will not be “selling assets on the cheap” this summer.
“We won’t be selling assets on the cheap. That’s why we stood firm on a few. We will develop a lot of players over the coming years and there will be players who go on to join top-four clubs.
But we won’t be doing it at a cheap rate, we will be doing it at the going rate. If clubs want to place offers, we will look at them. We won’t be saying just yes to any offer through the door.”
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