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Romeo Lavia explains why he picked Chelsea over Liverpool as £58m deal confirmed

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Updated 10:41 18 Aug 2023 GMT+1Published 10:14 18 Aug 2023 GMT+1

Romeo Lavia explains why he picked Chelsea over Liverpool as £58m deal confirmed

Lavia had been linked with a move to Chelsea and Liverpool.

Joe Adams

Joe Adams

Romeo Lavia has explained the 'three factors' why he chose to join Chelsea over Liverpool.

The 19-year-old has completed his move to the Premier League giants from Southampton for a reported £58 million, putting pen to paper on a seven-year deal at Stamford Bridge and further strengthening Mauricio Pochettino’s midfield.

His move closely follows Moises Caicedo's £115 million switch from Brighton as the Blues' spending reaches the £1 billion mark since the arrival of Todd Boehly.

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On completing his move to west London, Lavia told the Chelsea website: "I’m really happy join Chelsea and be a part of this exciting project. It’s an amazing football club with a great history and I’m really excited to get started.

"I can’t wait to meet all my new team-mates and build a chemistry together to achieve great things together."

However, Lavia very nearly joined Liverpool instead, and has since explained his reasons for snubbing the Merseyside club in favour of a move to Chelsea.

"I think the project and ambitions of the club were key factors, but also the history behind it," Lavia added. "So, these three factors determined my decision.

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"The players that we've signed are players that we've played against and I've thought, 'wow these players are good', so be able to work with them is a great feeling. I think we're all young so it will be good to make each other better.

"I know Diego Moreira from young. I spoke to Wesley Fofana as well, he's a good friend of mine. It seems to be a dressing room with a great vibe and i just wanted to be a part of it."

"Mauricio Pochettino is a great manager. I think we all know what he's done before and when I spoke to him he was pretty clear on what he wanted and the direction he wanted the team to go in. His energy matched with mine, so I'm really excited to start working with him."

Co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley also expressed their joy at the signing, stating: "We are very pleased to welcome Romeo to Chelsea. He demonstrated his quality in the Premier League last season at Southampton, showing maturity despite his young age, and is a player we have monitored for some time.

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"We believe he is ready to make an impact at Chelsea throughout the current campaign, and in the coming years."

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Romeo Lavia, Chelsea, Liverpool, Premier League, Football, Transfers, Mauricio Pochettino

Joe Adams
Joe Adams

Joe is a Journalist for SPORTbible with a primary focus on football. He has previously covered a number of other sports including boxing, rugby and F1. Wishes he was born left-footed.

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