{"id":625689,"date":"2023-07-27T15:41:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T19:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625689"},"modified":"2023-07-27T15:42:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T19:42:28","slug":"arsenal-interest-in-romeo-lavia-clarified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/27\/arsenal-interest-in-romeo-lavia-clarified\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Liverpool Line up New Bid\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Reveals Arsenal Stance on \u00a350 Million Midfield \u2018Phenom&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/thedailybriefing.io\/p\/is-kylian-mbappe-still-destined-for\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has given the latest update on Arsenal&#8217;s current stance on the potential signing of Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia amid heavy interest from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/26\/predicted-liverpool-line-up-2023-24\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool<\/a>. The Reds reportedly had a bid for him rejected and are expected to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4722198\/2023\/07\/26\/liverpool-romeo-lavia-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">submit another offer to sign him<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/arsenal&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arsenal\u2019s Stance on Signing Romeo Lavia<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Are Arsenal Still Interested in Signing Lavia?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Gunners have already made changes to their midfield line from the 2022\/23 season, having\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/15\/declan-rice-shirt-number-arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">signed Declan Rice<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for a club-record fee from West Ham United as a replacement for Granit Xhaka, who moved to Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/22\/thomas-partey-importance-to-arsenal-mikel-arteta\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mikel Arteta Reaffirms Thomas Partey\u2019s Importance at Arsenal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano claims that Arsenal have gone quiet with their interest in potentially signing the Belgian midfielder. It is added that this is because of a growing belief that Thomas Partey could now stay at the club beyond the summer window after being linked with a move to Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s stated that Chelsea are still in the race to sign the Southampton midfielder &#8211; but it is Liverpool who are actively working on his signing. The Reds are tipped to make a new \u00a345 million offer for him, with Southampton thought to value the Belgian international at\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12234029\/Liverpool-sound-Southampton-50m-signing-Romeo-Lavia.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a350 Million<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Is Declan Rice worth the money for Arsenal?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Declan Rice to Arsenal Confirmed! Is He Worth It?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/izb8Fs07XGY?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><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Is on the Radar for Arsenal?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The North London heavyweights have had a blockbuster summer transfer window so far, spending over \u00a3200 million to sign the likes of Rice, Kai Havertz from Chelsea and Dutch defender Jurrien Timber from Ajax.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footballdaily\/status\/1683444775804977152?t=f8Q2Oc0bqqMUdCNFLL61tQ&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sky Sports<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0have reported that Arsenal are now focused on selling some unnecessary players to balance their books.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/04\/arsenal-predicted-lineup-next-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How Arsenal Could Line Up After Record-Breaking Transfer Window<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano adds that Inter Milan are continuously pushing to sign their striker Folarin Balogun and trying to find an agreement on that. Arsenal are also interested in signing a right-sided forward and might even sign another midfielder. It seems Arsenal are unlikely to make a move for Lavia because of how quickly the Reds are progressing on the deal. They could be missing out on a highly-talented youngster dubbed\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a ball-winning &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RP4cKx85ik0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">phenom<\/a>&#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for his heroics at Southampton, for whom he made 34 appearances last season and contributed two goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pahudson\/12866747625\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Hudson on Flickr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano\u00a0has given the latest update on Arsenal&#8217;s current stance on the potential signing of Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia amid heavy interest from Liverpool. The Reds reportedly had a bid for him rejected and are expected to\u00a0submit another offer to sign him. 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