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“He trained well”- Championship manager gives verdict on future of teenage Chelsea target

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Mizgan Masani

Southampton boss won’t ask Chelsea target Romeo Lavia to play this weekend and expects his future to get resolved soon

Southampton boss Russell Martin expects the future of Chelsea target Romeo Lavia to be resolved very soon in this crazy summer transfer window.

Martin has also confirmed that he won’t ask the Belgian international to play in the weekend when Southampton play Norwich City in an important Championship clash.

It is well-documented that along with Chelsea, Liverpool are in the race to sign Lavia. As of now, both clubs are working hard to get the Moises Caicedo deal done with the Blues having an upper hand.

Southampton boss expects the future of Romeo LAvia to be resolved soon. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Here’s the quote from Martin when asked about the 19-year-old Belgium international (h/t Football London):

“He trained well with us today. I won’t ask him to start after the minutes he’s had and what’s been going. It’ll be resolved very soon I’m sure. It’s been very fluid so far.”

In the last few hours, Chelsea diluted their attempt to sign Leeds United midfielder Tyler Adams to free up the necessary funds for a big Caicedo bid.

It would be interesting to see if the Blues go after Lavia if the Ecuador international is signed before Sunday. One would highly doubt so because Liverpool will then steal a march potentially.

Chelsea are concentrating on completing a deal for Moises Caicedo. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

An interesting few hours are in store for us. It is encouraging to see that Caicedo has pushed back on a move to Anfield even when Brighton had agreed on a fee with them.

That showed that the 21-year-old is ready to commit to the project at Chelsea. If the club have a choice between him and Lavia, it is a no-brainer that they go for the former.

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