Romeo Lavia

[Jamo Mcfc]

If the buy back was in effect this summer think we may have triggered it, but even after a season in the prem the kids still very raw, imo he’d probably still find minutes here limited and would play a lot more games elsewhere.
Think people are looking at this with far too much emotion. Would everyone be clamouring for us to sign him if we ourselves hadn’t let him go 12 months ago? I don’t think so personally

 

[Charlesfarsbar]

This is where Liverpool are and always have been - they take punts on potential in the hope that it pays off

there is no guarantee he will reach that potential

people are writing off Phillips too early for me , there is no way Pep would keep him around next season if he didn’t think he was good enough , whether Phillips wants to or not

 

[City_Sean]

Lavia would be ahead of both Phillips and Kovacic in the pecking order if he was here. He was fantastic at Southampton last year and will solve a massive part of Liverpool's weakness, which is their midfield.

I find it so weird that the club went as high as £90m on Rice but won't buy Lavia back. For me he's more talented than Rice and has already been in and around the setup.

 

[Haaland94]

Lavia would be ahead of both Phillips and Kovacic in the pecking order if he was here. He was fantastic at Southampton last year and will solve a massive part of Liverpool's weakness, which is their midfield.

I find it so weird that the club went as high as £90m on Rice but won't buy Lavia back. For me he's more talented than Rice and has already been in and around the setup.

Absolutely not. Lavia is a promising young player with potential who got relegated in his 1st senior season. However, there is no way of telling if he will ever reach the heights of Kovacic, widely regarded as one of the best at what he does in the Premier League, world-class level throughout his incredibly successful career. Then you have Rice. He is already at a very high level, on route to becoming as successful as Kovacic. Nevertheless, right now, the two of them are levels above the likes of Lavia, and he has a lot to prove before being considered close to that level.

 

[Asa's left peg]

Whilst a cracking prospect, let's not forget Romio's injury record. He probably won't flourish under that style unless his problems were growing/age related.

 

[GXCity]

Lavia would be ahead of both Phillips and Kovacic in the pecking order if he was here. He was fantastic at Southampton last year and will solve a massive part of Liverpool's weakness, which is their midfield.

I find it so weird that the club went as high as £90m on Rice but won't buy Lavia back. For me he's more talented than Rice and has already been in and around the setup.

Pep will have been watching the lad in training and EDS games for years, and I would imagine our scouts will have been monitoring him at Southampton. There is a reason we let him go, and I don't see us suddenly changing our mind on the back of a season of being good, but hardly outstanding and on his way to being World class.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Lavia would be ahead of both Phillips and Kovacic in the pecking order if he was here. He was fantastic at Southampton last year and will solve a massive part of Liverpool's weakness, which is their midfield.

I find it so weird that the club went as high as £90m on Rice but won't buy Lavia back. For me he's more talented than Rice and has already been in and around the setup.

He would have been more useful than Philips,definitely.

As for Kovacic,no,miles off yet.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

It would be very impressive if he reaches Kovacic levels.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

A sell on clause query.
As the Lavia buyback is not in effect for us until next season, if we were to buy him would we be entitled to the 20% sell on clause.

i.e. We would only have to pay €40m to Southampton if we bought him for €50m.
In other words, we can afford to pay 20% more than a rival bidder but get him at the same price as their bid.

 

[leo_city]

A sell on clause query.
As the Lavia buyback is not in effect for us until next season, if we were to buy him would we be entitled to the 20% sell on clause.

i.e. We would only have to pay €40m to Southampton if we bought him for €50m.
In other words, we can afford to pay 20% more than a rival bidder but get him at the same price as their bid.

Sell on implies them selling on to anyone else so we wouldn’t be able to get that % yeah. But we are in a position to negotiate for that fee given there wouldn’t be any percentage saints would lose out on