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Liverpool now appear to have the bit between their teeth.
From rumoured interest to the deal being signed, the acquisition of Dominik Szoboszlai for £60m from RB Leipzig was done and dusted in less than a week
As with Mac Allister, Liverpool sought to underpay in relation to the true market value of the player due to their keen eye for a dea
This summer is vitally important for Liverpool in terms of their recruitment strategy. They need to remodel an ageing squad.
Names such as Khephren Thuram and Manu Kone have been heavily linked for some time, as was Mac Allister before his arrival at the start of the summer window.
Romeo Lavia is also under consideration, the 19-year-old Belgian having been the breakout star of an otherwise dismal Premier League campaign in 2022/23 for Southampton
City looked to protect their own interests by inserting a £40m buyback clause in the deal with the Saints, one that would be active in 2024
such has been the pace that Lavia has excelled in what was a poor Southampton team, City may now wish that buyback clause was a year earlier
Pep Guardiola said: “I'm really impressed with what Romeo has done, and is doing. We have an incredible opinion of him.
“We thought to keep him, but thought we couldn't give him enough minutes like he has at Southampton."
A price tag of £50m this summer has been the reported number it would take to facilitate a move for Lavia.
Timing is crucial. No club buying club wants to enter a bidding war. But in the case of Liverpool, Southampton will know that Lavia has value to the Reds on top of his skill set
He would eventually become a fully 'homegrown' player in due course. As a result, the Reds would have greater scope should they wish to add a centre-back, as is believed to be their plan.
Time is of the essence for Liverpool, and with how swift the Szoboszlai negotiations were concluded there will be some renewed confidence in the club’s recruitment strategy that they can be equally as clinical when it comes to nailing down their next signing.
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