Chelsea agree £58m transfer deal with Southampton for Romeo Lavia just a day after sealing £115m Caicedo signing

CHELSEA have agreed a £58m deal to sign Romeo Lavia from Southampton.

The deal comes just a day after the Blues completed the £115m British record signing of Moises Caicedo.

The Blues will pay the Championship side £53million with the potential for another £5m in add-ons.

The midfielder was also wanted by Arsenal earlier in the window as well as Liverpool.

However, just like with Caicedo, the Blues have swooped in and snatched the player from the Reds' grasp.

Chelsea now need to agree personal terms with the player and have him complete a medical with the announcement expected this week.

Should the deal be completed then it would take Chelsea's spending to £959.8m on talent since Todd Boehly took charge of the club last summer.

Lavia, 19, only joined Southampton last summer from Manchester City but went on to be a shining light in the side that suffered relegation from the Premier League.

The Cityzens will receive 20 per cent from the sale due to a sell-on clause in his deal with the South Coast side.

Meanwhile, the Blues have reportedly also agreed a deal to sign Crystal Palace star Michael Olise.

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It has been claimed that they have activated the £35million release clause in his contract at Selhurst Park.

The winger has recently dropped a hint that a move it close as the removed all pictures of and mentions of his current club from his Instagram.

If Chelsea also sign Olise then the club will be close to breaking the £1billlion mark on transfer fees in the last 12 months.

Liverpool on the other hand will have to go searching after missing out on another midfielder target.

The Reds have lost club captain Jordan Henderson as well as James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita and Fabinho this summer.

While promising youngster Fabio Carvalho has been loaned to Leipzig for the season.

While Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister have been the only incomings for manager Jurgen Klopp.

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