Romeo Lavia

[The Fat el Hombre]

Do we know who will step into Lavia's place in the youth team?

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Perhaps it's the way your post reads but Southampton are paying us, not the other way around. Where do training fees come into it?

I think he means IF he is bought back, then we are basically paying the difference to have Southampton develop him for us.

 

[LongsightM13]

Do we know who will step into Lavia's place in the youth team?

Probably Shea Charles. Only 18 but already made his full international debut for Northern Ireland earlier this summer

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Mahamadou Susoho is probably the one nearest to Lavia's position. I think Shea Charles could be more of a straight defender, Could be wrong though.

 

[handsofstone]

Good move for all

Hes 18 and needs game time, even a balon d'or prospect in Foden didn't properly break through till he was 20

Interested to know what the buy-back clause is,say upwards of £40mil....but even that isn't really much for us

Good luck to him,hopefully we'll see him back

 

[mccity]

I'm very much in favour of moves like these, especially in positions like DM where there are fewer places available in the team/squad.

If he's as good as he's hyped up to be we'll see him in a blue shirt again one day.

 

[LongsightM13]

Mahamadou Susoho is probably the one nearest to Lavia's position. I think Shea Charles could be more of a straight defender, Could be wrong though.

He’s versatile but more a DM who can play centre half, rather than the other way around.
Played twice in midfield for N Ireland

Pep Guardiola: Manchester City manager 'happy with what he's seen' of Northern Ireland call-up Shea Charles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61609640

 

[ninjamonkey]

Buyback seems high. The key issue with the buyback for me though is the length. If it's £40 million as suggested but it's only for the next 2 years maybe 3, how much is he realistically going to be worth in an open market in that time frame anyway? He would have to be an instant overwhelming success to see his value reach that in that time frame, and if we're expecting that to happen then why not just loan him out? We're just about to pay £40 million for Phillips whose English and 26.

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Buyback seems high. The key issue with the buyback for me though is the length. If it's £40 million as suggested but it's only for the next 2 years maybe 3, how much is he realistically going to be worth in an open market in that time frame anyway? He would have to be an instant overwhelming success to see his value reach that in that time frame, and if we're expecting that to happen then why not just loan him out? We're just about to pay £40 million for Phillips whose English and 26.

He wanted to leave and not extend and only had a year left. So we didn't have many cards left to play unlike bernardo where he has 3 years left and we have all the cards despite what barca say!

 

[samuelyeboah]

I wonder if we have a sell on clause which effectively makes this 40m to 30m.