Chelsea agree a fee with Southampton of £53m plus £5m in add-ons for midfielder Romeo Lavia.
Chelsea completed the signing of Ecuador midfielder Caicedo, 21, on Monday for a £100m fee that could rise to a British club record of £115m.rejected by Southampton last weekLavia came through the youth system at Anderlecht before he moved to Manchester City in 2020 having been spotted at a tournament in Belgium attended by Pep Guardiola.
The youngster made just two senior appearances at City - in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup - as he struggled to break into the club's first team andCity are believed to have a buy-back option on Lavia that does not come into effect until next summer. The Premier League champions will be in line to collect 20% of the fee received by Southampton because of a sell-on clause.
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