{"id":617584,"date":"2022-09-04T11:33:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T15:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=617584"},"modified":"2022-09-04T12:27:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T16:27:37","slug":"chelsea-romeo-latvia-rejected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/04\/chelsea-romeo-latvia-rejected\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano: \u00a350m Chelsea Bid Rejected for 18-Year-Old Midfielder Tipped to Be \u2018An Absolute Star&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/chelsea-secure-denis-zakaria\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> tried to make a deal behind the scenes to sign Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia before the end of the summer transfer window, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1566107822386978821?s=20&amp;t=OxouelOqAXMO_ESwJemREQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>. However, they weren&#8217;t able to finalize a move before the deadline day.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Saw Cheeky Offer to Sign Romeo Lavia Rejected<\/h2>\n<h3>Late \u00a350m Bid For Southampton Midfielder Turned Away<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Behind the scenes. Chelsea wanted to sign Romeo Lavia on Deadline Day with \u00a350m verbal proposal rejected by Southampton \u2014 of course, he\u2019s untouchable. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Southampton invested \u00a312m plus add-ons for Lavia \u2014 and Man City have \u00a340m buy back clause. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6oo1Rre2mt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6oo1Rre2mt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1566107822386978821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Southampton Turned Down Chelsea\u2019s Verbal Proposal for Lavia<\/h3>\n<p>The Blues wanted to strengthen their future core with the signing of the Belgian midfielder after watching him impress for the Saints in the early part of the new Premier League season. Romano adds that they even offered a verbal offer of \u00a350 million, more than four times the \u00a312 million fee they bought him for,\u00a0 but Southampton had no plans of accepting it after only having signed the teenage midfielder earlier in the window from Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/02\/strongest-chelsea-lineup-2022-window\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea\u2019s Strongest Line Up After \u00a3270 Million Summer Splurge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ralph Hasenhuttl considers the 18-year-old as &#8216;untouchable&#8217;, especially after the way in which he&#8217;s started the campaign with his side. Lavia broke into the Premier League scene by making history by scoring in his side&#8217;s 2-1 win over Chelsea a few days before the transfer deadline, becoming the first player born in 2004 to score in the English top flight.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester City Hold Key Advantage in Future Swoop for Belgian Star<\/h3>\n<p>If he can continue his rapid progress at Southampton, Lavia is assured to attract a lot of top European sides in the next few years. The 18-year-old has already <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/1182735\/romeo-lavia-southampton-goal-chelsea-wesley-fofana-premier-league-result\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">been tipped to be &#8216;an absolute star&#8217;<\/a> by ex-Chelsea player Scott Minto. He has also attracted a lot of praise from his manager Hasenhuttl, who has assured his plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/articles\/c72dj5n1nq5o\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">help him develop into a &#8216;top class&#8217; player<\/a> in the near future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/billy-gilmour-joins-brighton\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Sell Billy Gilmour to Brighton on Transfer Deadline Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to his future sale, it looks like Manchester City holds the key to getting him. When they sold him to the Saints this summer, the Manchester side&#8217;s executives added a buy-back clause which allows them to re-sign him for around \u00a340 million &#8211; adds Romano. This means Lavia can soon return to the Etihad Stadium if able to impress Pep Guardiola and prove himself worthy of potentially being a long-term successor for Rodri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea tried to make a deal behind the scenes to sign Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia before the end of the summer transfer window, reports Fabrizio Romano. However, they weren&#8217;t able to finalize a move before the deadline day. 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