The 19-year-old has stood out for Southampton this season and Chelsea are pushing ahead to get the £45m deal done early in the transfer window.
Liverpool and Arsenal have since reportedly stated their interest in Lavia, who has just earned his first call-up to the Belgium national team, but Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri claimed last month that the ‘intense pressing’ was coming from Chelsea.
Tavolieri tweeted: ‘Selected for the 1st time by Domenico #Tedesco , Roméo Lavia is the subject of intense pressing by #ChelseaFC . As we reported to you in December, #CFC wants to accelerate and this week met the entourage of #DiablesRouges in Belgium. #mercato’ And now Football Inside claim Chelsea are ‘closing in’ with talks ‘continuing with those around Lavia with the aim of being in pole position to complete a deal when the transfer window opens’.
Manchester City have a buy-back clause for the teenager, but that doesn’t become active until the summer 2024, prompting Chelsea to push ahead with the deal now.Ahead of City’s recent win over Southampton, Guardiola hailed Lavia’s impact in the Premier League this season, revealing that he would have liked wot have kept him at the Etihad.
“I’m really impressed with what Romeo is doing. We have an incredible opinion of him,” said Guardiola.Lavia missed a big chunk of the season through injury, but has still managed 20 games in his debut campaign for the Saints, scoring his only goal in their win over Chelsea back in August.
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