{"id":625044,"date":"2023-07-09T11:55:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T15:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625044"},"modified":"2023-07-09T12:03:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T16:03:01","slug":"liverpool-hold-talks-with-romeo-lavia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/09\/liverpool-hold-talks-with-romeo-lavia\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Klopp Wants Him&#8217;: Liverpool Hold Concrete Talks With &#8216;Incredible&#8217; \u00a350 Million Rated Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1678030402085158912\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Florian Plettenberg<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Liverpool have held concrete talks with Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/liverpool&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Liverpool Hold Talks With 50 Million Rated Romeo Lavia<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1678030402085158912<\/p>\n<h3>Jurgen Klopp Wants Romeo Lavia<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The report from Plettenberg confirms that concrete talks have occurred between Liverpool and Lavia, and these discussions are ongoing. Its also stated that the price tag for the Belgian international is around \u00a350 million, and he is a player that Jurgen Klopp wants. The report also confirms that there is no agreement in terms of salary conditions at this point.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/21\/man-utd-liverpool-joao-palhinha\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United &amp; Liverpool Compete for \u00a390 Million Rated Midfielder<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A further report from\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/12916116\/romeo-lavia-southampton-confident-of-50m-fee-for-teenage-midfielder-amid-interest-from-chelsea-arsenal-and-liverpool\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sky Sports<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0states that Liverpool have identified the 19-year-old as a long-term anchor in midfield. The update from Sky mentions that the Reds will need to see more outgoings in midfield before they sign Lavia, with Thiago attracting widespread interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Football<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018s opinion on why Romeo Lavia is the perfect Liverpool player:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Romeo Lavia is the Perfect Liverpool Player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sYh_WYecyco?start=34&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Liverpool Midfield Rebuild<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Reds struggled in midfield last season, often being overrun and suffering from injuries and players out of form. The arrivals of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/02\/liverpool-interested-romeo-lavia\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dominik Szoboszlai<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from Red Bull Leipzig and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/07\/liverpool-alexis-mac-allister-fee-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alexis Mac Allister<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from Brighton have already improved a Liverpool midfield that endured a difficult campaign.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/18\/chelsea-liverpool-gabri-veiga-transfer-enquiry\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Make Discrete Approach for \u2018Electric\u2019 Liverpool Target<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lavia would further improve a Liverpool midfield that has seen\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/liverpool-confirm-premier-league-retained-list-and-departures\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Naby Keita<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain leave Anfield this summer. If Klopp can get the Belgian midfielder, he will be signing a player with a lot of potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"-b-kjjzAS1lYMWZEwumHxw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1253314434\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'-b-kjjzAS1lYMWZEwumHxw',sig:'0CUjoScUF6Hyf2LGuXssGlxmtSJgUcPTzIEndMUdL4k=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1253314434',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src=\"\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Qualities Romeo Lavia Would Bring to Liverpool<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lavia previously described as &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mancity.com\/news\/mens\/pep-guardiola-praise-for-romeo-lavia-and-southamptons-former-city-players-63816470\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">incredible<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; is adept as a press-resistant player &#8211; he never looks flustered. Once in possession, he rarely gives away the ball, which would be a vital weapon for Klopp to acquire. He is also adept at carrying the ball forward and is difficult to tackle, combined with his great engine makes him a nightmare to play against.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/6Bu2Mg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darren Brown<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Florian Plettenberg, Liverpool have held concrete talks with Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia. [metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/liverpool&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;] Liverpool Hold Talks With 50 Million Rated Romeo Lavia https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1678030402085158912 Jurgen Klopp Wants Romeo Lavia The report from Plettenberg confirms that concrete talks have occurred between Liverpool and Lavia, and these discussions are ongoing. 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