Romeo Lavia

[Bluearmy]

10 million is probably cheap for a reason, it will mean a lower buyback option. The higher the fee the higher the buyback. No club will put the effort in unless the buyback is at least 10 million profit.

Exactly. Cheaper buy back if they become world class. Bigger sell on % if not….

 

[FantasyIreland]

10 million is probably cheap for a reason, it will mean a lower buyback option. The higher the fee the higher the buyback. No club will put the effort in unless the buyback is at least 10 million profit.

I suspect the transfer will be very similar to the Luiz one.

An ascending price tier over a period of 2 or 3 years.

 

[Bluesiam]

Does anyone know what the buyback price is? If not too high, it seems a decent way of getting quality playing time for lads like Lavia.

 

[Bluesiam]

So, we'll be paying xx million to let Soton figure out if he can cut it. And, it frees up a spot for the next one. I don't see this as losing the player, just paying a little extra in training fees and expanding our options.

 

[Oldham Exile]

If we continue to play with a midfield 2, there is a pathway down the line with some retirees.

Gundogan is 31, and while many see Bellingham in that box to box role for us in the future to replace him, who knows, maybe Lavia will excel there in Southampton as well (box to box role) and we buy him back for Gundogan.

Even Bernie plays that box to box role for us lately, perhaps the club decides to sell him in a couple of years and that frees up space for Lavia as well.

So I think there is a chance.

Do people think that he will play regularly for Southampton?

Thinking about cheap options for my FF team

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

It's like a reverse PCP scheme for cars?

Except someone gives us a big up front payment to lease it and we are still the ones who can buy it back at the end of the term if we wish?

Clever.

 

[TheGoat]

Okay. Well made points but Lavia could have had more minutes this season just gone and who knows?

Who knows? We won the league by 1 point with Pep Guardiola selecting the team.

 

[come-on-barney]

It's like a reverse PCP scheme for cars?

Except someone gives us a big up front payment to lease it and we are still the ones who can buy it back at the end of the term if we wish?

Clever.

Only if the player wants to come back.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

At this rate no one from the EDS would make it here. Seems like you need to have a 50m tag on your arse if you are going to succeed here.

Well we do have over 200 players in the academy. And realistically how many can we expect to get in arguably the best squad in world football? 2 or 3 I’d say. So in the region of 99% of the kids must either be sold or released.

I see it as a positive. We get our finances boosted and look at the clubs these players are joining. They are good moves, we have spring boarded their careers.

 

[Centurions]

So, we'll be paying xx million to let Soton figure out if he can cut it. And, it frees up a spot for the next one. I don't see this as losing the player, just paying a little extra in training fees and expanding our options.

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?

 

[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.