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Romeo Lavia with Southampton

THE MEDIOCENTER IS STILL IN SOUTHAMPTON

Barça wanted Roméo Lavia as a replacement for Sergio Busquets

Published:18/07/2023 - 16:25h

Updated:18/07/2023 - 16:25h

Barça tried to sign Roméo Lavia as a replacement for Sergio Busquets for the future. However, the economic demands of Southampton stalled the operation

Calendar of FC Barcelona

The FC Barcelona looked for a relief of guarantees for Sergio Busquets and tanteó to several footballers of big renown, as Joshua Kimmich, Marcelo Brozovic and Martín Zubimendi. In spite of this, the financial difficulties that crosses the entity did not allow that any operation arrived to good port, what carry to the sportive direction to look for a player of less renown.

It is thus that have done with the services of Oriol Romeu, the one who to fault of official confirmation, will be the new '5' of the club during the following two seasons. The mediocentro likes a lot to Xavi Hernández for having formed in the inferior categories of the club and also by the big season that managed in Girona, being indisputable headline and ausentándose in alone two parties of League.

The Barça wanted to Roméo Lavia

However, further that the signing of the canterano is practically a fact, the true is that in the dispatches worked in the incorporation of Roméo Lavia, one of the most promising pivote of the Premier League. To his 19 years, has a value of market that oscillates the 32 million euros and the descent of the Southampton marked his sale like a priority.

The Barcelona tried a compulsory conveyance with option to buy in 2024, but the English closed in band and only contemplated a traspaso near to the 40 fixed millions. In fact, his posture was immovable and refused a high proposal of the culés that included high montos in variables.

Lavia Aims to be followed in the Premier

Nowadays the future of Lavia is still in sail due to the fact that clubs like Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City are after his steps and possess the economic muscle to do with his services. In Barcelona are convinced that it can become a 'crack' in the future and will expect which sucede in the following days while they are of turns by United States.