According to ‘Sky Sport’, the blaugrana club has been very attentive in recent weeks to the situation of Roméo Lavia, Southampton footballer
After the descent of the ‘Saints’ to the Championship, the England’s best teams have taken an interest in the Belgian midfielder
the FC Barcelona He has shown with Arda Güler, beyond how the soap opera ended, that he has a ‘scouting’ department that is very aware of the most promising pearls on the continent. The delicate economic situation of the club obliges the sports managers culés to be ‘imaginative’ and try to detect young talent before its ‘explosion’. The case of Pedri, whose signing would now be unattainable, is perfect.
In this sense, Barça has been very aware of the progression and evolution of Romeo Lavia, 19-year-old pivot who has completed a good season at Southampton despite the relegation of the ‘Saints’. The Belgian was one of the alternatives to strengthen the demarcation of defensive midfielder after the departure of Sergio Busquets. The market and the enormous competition, once again, have reminded the Barcelona leaders that does not have the necessary financial muscle to undertake this type of operation.
And it is that, according to Florian Plettenberg, a journalist for Sky Sport, the Lavia environment is in talks with three of the most important clubs in the English Premier League: Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. The ‘reds’ are perhaps the most interested, as Jürgen Klopp likes the midfielder a lot. All the teams that wish to incorporate the Belgian into their ranks already know that Southampton will ask for a transfer of around €50 million.
Barça, always according to the aforementioned source, was willing to make an economic effort, but in no case can he afford such a high price this summer. And, after losing the category, Southampton is very clear that they cannot delay the departure of Roméo Lavia, who finished the 2022/23 season with more than 2,500 minutes spread over 35 games, most of them (29) from the premier.