As 101 covered on Tuesday, Chelsea have agreed to sign Southampton Romeo Lavia for £60m this summer.
The Belgian takes Chelsea’s spending under Todd Boehly to over £900m and he will not link up with Enzo Fernandes and Moises Caicedo in what is the most expensive midfield in the world.
And now, when Lavia could make his Blues debut has been revealed.
As per the Evening Standard, Mauricio Pochettino hopes to have the teenager in his squad for Sunday’s trip to West Ham and Lavia will soon undergo a medical.
Co-director of football and talent recruitment Joe Shields is thought to have played a key role in the deal, having been instrumental in bringing Lavia to the south coast from Manchester City.
Liverpool also had a bid accepted by Southampton but Lavia has rejected the chance to join the Merseyside giants, as Caicedo did earlier this week.
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