Romeo Lavia was officially confirmed as a Chelsea player on Friday morning, bringing the curtain down on a summer-long saga that witnessed the Reds have three offers turned down.
The 19-year-old swayed towards Stamford Bridge when the two clubs became tangled in a battle involving Moises Caicedo, eventually signing a seven-year deal in the capital.
The move came even in spite of an eventual accepted offer from Liverpool and Anfield interest being most prominent in the last few weeks.
In the end, after completing the switch Lavia was able to list three reasons why he chose Chelsea ahead of Liverpool.
Chelsea plan under the spotlight
Chelsea’s approach to transfers under Todd Boehly’s stewardship has come into question from a former financial advisor to Manchester City.
The West London club landed Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia for a combined £173m this week, taking spending to over £900m since Boehly and Clearlake Capital took over in 2022.
Aggressive spending at Stamford Bridge is largely built upon offering seven, eight and nine-year deals to young players as to spread the annual amortised costs, which has caught the attention of outsiders looking in on the situation.
Now the latest expert to speak out has warned that Financial Fair Play may catch up the Liverpool’s Premier League rivals if they are not careful.
