Liverpool have agreed to a £60million transfer fee for Southampton midfielder, Romeo Lavia, who has also attracted interest from Chelsea.
The £60million fee from Liverpool is way more than the £48million Chelsea submitted for the player last week.
But according to The Guardian, Liverpool have now bettered Chelsea’s offer and have agreed a £60m fee with Southampton for Romeo Lavia.
However, the report claims that Liverpool must still convince the 19-year-old to join them ahead of Chelsea and could still risk losing another one of their midfield targets after Moises Caicedo held out for a move to Stamford Bridge.
Liverpool had appeared to beat Chelsea in the race to sign Caicedo last week when they agreed a £110m fee with Brighton.
But Caicedo had made Chelsea his preferred destination and has been holding off Liverpool’s pursuit to allow the west London club to reach an agreement with Southampton over the weekend.
It’s understood that Chelsea have now agreed a British record £115m deal with Brighton for the Ecuador international.
Caicedo, meanwhile, has agreed an eight-year contract with Chelsea and is expected to complete his move to Stamford Bridge this week.
Elsewhere, Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has joined Real Madrid on loan for the season.