Since leaving Manchester City last summer in a £14million deal, Lavia has become a Premier League regular and a full Belgian international. Despite interest from Chelsea and Arsenal, Liverpool forged ahead this week when Sky Germany reported that Lavia 'wants to join'. Concrete negotiations are said to be ongoing between Liverpool and the Saints, but Klopp and his transfer team are seemingly reluctant to meet the teenager's £50m price tag. Unlike Liverpool, who finished fifth last season, Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side will be able to offer Champions League football in 2023/24. Granit Xhaka has already left Arsenal this summer, and although Arteta expects Thomas Partey to stay, the Ghanaian is another player flirting with the exit door.

Source: Express July 26, 2023 08:23 UTC