The delusions of grandeur are never over at Chelsea. After Nkunku (€65m), Disasi (€45m), Jackson (€37m), Ugochukwu (€27m), Sanchez (€23m), Caicedo (€133m) and Gabriel (€15m), who was immediately loaned to him in Strasbourg, the English club struck a new blow by snatching Romeo Lavia from Southampton. Amount of this new transfer: approximately €56 million.
Chelsea have completed the signing of midfielder Romeo Lavia from Southamptonindicates the press release of the Blues this Friday morning. The 19-year-old has signed a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge and strengthens Mauricio Pochettino’s squad. » The Belgian could be available from Sunday for the trip to the lawn of West Ham (kick-off at 5:30 p.m.).
Lavia has impressed the Premier League
Pochettino has achieved his goals. Since his arrival at Chelsea at the start of the summer, the new first-team boss has been calling for two major arrivals in midfield. After Moises Caicedo arrived at the beginning of the week, here is the second reinforcement. The new recruits replace the many departures in the midfield this summer (Zakaria, Kanté, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, even Ampadu and Bakayoko).
The Belgian international (1 selection) has the advantage of knowing the Premier League and England well. Arrived at the Saints only a year ago for 12 M€, and coming from the youth teams of Manchester City, he immediately imposed himself. He certainly couldn’t prevent Southampton from returning to the Championship, but his performances made an impression. Here he is now in the big leagues.
