Romeo Lavia explains why he joined Chelsea over Liverpool

Ankit Kunwar August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 Chelsea Transfers Live, Liverpool Transfers Live

The Belgian midfielder was restricted to only 32 minutes of first-team action in his first year with Chelsea due to his persistent injury troubles. The West London giants snapped him up in a deal worth £58m, following Southampton’s relegation from the Premier League.

Romeo Lavia was identified as a perfect replacement for Fabinho by Liverpool, but the Belgian youngster preferred a move to Chelsea. Last summer, he found himself at the centre of one of the memorable transfer sagas in the Premier League.

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“It’s all about what you read in the media. I had to read a couple as well and sometimes [journalists] knew more than me apparently,” the Belgian told The Athletic.

“Listen, when I heard about Chelsea and it was from a long time ago before everything started, it was a no-brainer. Some stuff I was reading, I’m not going to say it was fake, but my decision was Chelsea…the interest from Liverpool was there but, in my head, I wanted to play for Chelsea.”