One key reason why Romeo Lavia decided to join Chelsea rather than Liverpool has now been shared

Romeo Lavia prefers a move to Chelsea over Liverpool partly because of one key reason, the location of the London club.

That’s according to a report in the Independent which did admit that Lavia was originally keen to travel north, though.

However, with Chelsea stepping up their interest late on, the midfielder did prefer a move to England’s capital.

The report also shared that this caused some frustration at Liverpool as they felt a deal could have been completed last week.

Chelsea are now negotiating a fee with Southampton for Lavia at around £50m plus add-ons.

It’s been something of a disastrous week in the transfer market for Liverpool given they’ve now been beaten to two key signings by Chelsea.

First Moises Caicedo, and now his alternative option Romeo Lavia.

Sources now feel very confident that Lavia will be a Chelsea player in the near future.

And although London was cited as a key factor in choosing Chelsea over Liverpool, perhaps the former’s concerted and focused approach also won Lavia’s decision.

Liverpool fans will surely be massively frustrated that the club couldn’t conclude a deal.

As of last week it seemed that Liverpool were alone in their pursuit and it was just a matter of time until an agreement was found.

However, much like in their other business, Chelsea have been authoritative with their interest when they see an opportunity.

Jurgen Klopp’s side surely can’t continue the season without a fit defensive-minded midfielder and it’ll be interesting to see who they target next.

The club are said to have long-term admiration for Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni.

However, journalist David Ornstein yesterday confirmed that the club would not consider his departure, nor would he want to leave.

When Liverpool do find their next target, it’s clear that they can’t delay negotiations as they have with Lavia otherwise they could lose out to another Chelsea.

Liverpool have had a disastrous week in the transfer market, but there’s still time to put it right.

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Chelsea look to have beaten Liverpool to the signing of Romeo Lavia, and Fabrizio Romano has had his say on rumours claiming the Reds had a deal agreed to sign the Belgian.

It has been a terrible few days for Liverpool fans. They went in strong to sign Moises Caicedo but ended up losing that battle. To make things worse, Chelsea seem to have beaten them to Lavia’s signature as well.

Fabrizio Romano says Liverpool never agreed a deal to sign Romeo Lavia

There have been a lot of rumours floating around since the Romeo Lavia transfer saga between Chelsea and Liverpool began last week.

Just yesterday, Jacob Steinberg of the Guardian claimed that the Reds had agreed a deal with Southampton to sign Lavia for £60 million. It was claimed that only personal terms were left to be sorted out.

That raised the hopes of Reds fans, who were desperate to see their side sign the Belgium midfielder after missing out on Moises Caicedo, who went and joined Chelsea.

However, it looks like Lavia is on his way to Stamford Bridge as well, and Romano has claimed that there was never any deal agreed between Liverpool and Southampton on Monday.

There have been a lot of rumours floating around since the Romeo Lavia transfer saga between Chelsea and Liverpool began last week.

Just yesterday, Jacob Steinberg of the Guardian claimed that the Reds had agreed a deal with Southampton to sign Lavia for £60 million. It was claimed that only personal terms were left to be sorted out.

That raised the hopes of Reds fans, who were desperate to see their side sign the Belgium midfielder after missing out on Moises Caicedo, who went

He said: “Liverpool spent two weeks negotiating with Southampton, three bids rejected, they had the green light of the player, but it wasn’t something like ‘only Liverpool’ – it was a possibility, but not the only one.

“Let me clarify one final thing, it’s not true Liverpool closed the deal with Southampton on Monday. Liverpool had an interest, Liverpool made many bids before Monday to Southampton, but that was not a done deal between Liverpool and Southampton on Monday.

“Liverpool had an interest but, at the end, they knew the player wanted to go to Chelsea. Liverpool will go on to different targets, Romeo Lavia is going to become the next Chelsea player this summer.”

Whether Liverpool had a deal agreed or not, the most disappointing thing for fans here is that the Reds have missed out on another player to Chelsea.

That is a massive blow for Liverpool, especially considering that the exact same thing happened with Caicedo.

Liverpool are now back to where they were a month ago. They still need a number six, and the game against the Blues on Sunday showed just how vulnerable they are without one.

It will be interesting to see who they will go after in the coming days.