Romeo Lavia - Official: Signs for Not Liverpool

[John Boy Saint]

1 hour ago, Harry_SFC said:

Personally think Lavia is making the right call. Poch is a brilliant coach and will certainly improve him. Lavia, Caicedo and Enzo is an incredible midfield trio.

Victor Wanyama said Poch was the best thing to happen to him in his football career.

[The Cat]

6 minutes ago, John Boy Saint said:

Victor Wanyama said Poch was the best thing to happen to him in his football career.

What, better than us singing his name to the Lion Sleeps Tonight?

[skintsaint]

29 minutes ago, Block41 Saint said:

If we reinvest this money and fail to go up then it means the ownership have had another shocker in the transfer market and RM will probably pay the price for that. 

I'm pretty confident they are going to get solid players for this league.

[Lighthouse]

1 hour ago, Block41 Saint said:

If we reinvest this money and fail to go up then it means the ownership have had another shocker in the transfer market and RM will probably pay the price for that. 

I wouldn’t say that as such. It depends how we play and if there’s steady progress as the season goes on. We all want to go straight back up but if we’re playing well and finish  top 6, that’s not too bad, considering we’ve had to build a new squad with a new manager. This mess has been building steadily since summer 2016, not just under SR, they were just the ones holding the parcel when the music stopped. It won’t be sorted in one transfer window.

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, The Cat said:

What, better than us singing his name to the Lion Sleeps Tonight?

The racist song you mean?

[skintsaint]

3 hours ago, Harry_SFC said:

Personally think Lavia is making the right call. Poch is a brilliant coach and will certainly improve him. Lavia, Caicedo and Enzo is an incredible midfield trio.

Klopp will win you trophies though.

[Saint_Ash]

 

[Saint_clark]

Have to say i'm looking forward to seeing what Poch can do with Chelsea. 

[a1ex2001]

8 hours ago, Saint_clark said:

Have to say i'm looking forward to seeing what Poch can do with Chelsea. 

Still lack the firepower of a real goal scorer which I think will hamper them.  I’m expecting some decent football though and a much better showing than last year.  Their squad is massive though so maybe we should be tapping them up for some super star loans…

[SuperSAINT]

 

[Bakovnetski]

1 hour ago, SuperSAINT said:

 

Wow, they signed Jackson who failed his medical at Bournemouth earlier this year. That'll keep their medics busy. £32 Million...nuts.

Edited 15 August, 2023 by Bakovnetski

[skintsaint]

2 minutes ago, Bakovnetski said:

Wow, they signed Jackson who failed his medical at Bournemouth earlier this year. That'll keep their medics busy. £32 Million...nuts.

Probably on purpose knowing Chelsea were sniffing around.

[SuperSAINT]

 

[skintsaint]

Just now, SuperSAINT said:

 

Get on with it.

[John Boy Saint]

43 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said:

 

Unless thats very good photo shopping - it amazing that there is a photo with him in their shirt and reportedly there is no ink yet to dry on the deal.

[Saint NL]

2 minutes ago, John Boy Saint said:

Unless thats very good photo shopping - it amazing that there is a photo with him in their shirt and reportedly there is no ink yet to dry on the deal.

That's a pretty obvious Photoshop, look at the sleeves with the trees behind.

 

Kind of bored with this saga now, just announce the deal is done and we can all move on.

[John Boy Saint]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

That's a pretty obvious Photoshop, look at the sleeves with the trees behind.

 

Kind of bored with this saga now, just announce the deal is done and we can all move on.

I didn't bother to zoom in - probably a irked at the "being shown a photo of another man out with my wife". Football at the top really has become a like a trophy hunting Safari. 

[Lighthouse]

There’s no way Chelsea would release a photo like that before he signed and TBH it’s pretty cheap and unprofessional for someone like Romano to use it in a tweet.

[SaintsFan86]

 

[aintforever]

2 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

There’s no way Chelsea would release a photo like that before he signed and TBH it’s pretty cheap and unprofessional for someone like Romano to use it in a tweet.

It’s just a shit photoshopped pic.

[SuperSAINT]

 

[SaintsFan86]

Hurray!

Wilcox masterclass.

Getting £10Million more nearly.

[Smirking_Saint]

https://twitter.com/talksport/status/1691548192733646848?s=46&t=MqpubAzkQD51r3m_v775zw

 

If true we get almost 50m ?

Edited 15 August, 2023 by Smirking_Saint

[CSA96]

Done deal, agreed tonight. £53m guaranteed with £5m bonuses. Saints give permission for Chelsea medical to be tomorrow.

https://x.com/david_ornstein/status/1691549210057863429?s=46&t=f0hgNyKSvvOD5qjGLJhsXQ

Edited 15 August, 2023 by CSA96

[bpsaint]

3 hours ago, Saint NL said:

That's a pretty obvious Photoshop, look at the sleeves with the trees behind.

 

Kind of bored with this saga now, just announce the deal is done and we can all move on.

The Hummel hoarding behind him gives it away too

[SuperSAINT]

13 minutes ago, Smirking_Saint said:

https://twitter.com/talksport/status/1691548192733646848?s=46&t=MqpubAzkQD51r3m_v775zw

 

If true we get almost 50m ?

£46.5m

[SaintsFan86]

62Million?

[Saint Matty 76]

Ornstein confirms 20% of the profit to City.

£45m + £4m in add-ons for us, £8m + £1m in add-ons for City.

 

[SaintsFan86]

Just now, Saint Matty 76 said:

Ornstein confirms 20% of the profit to City.

£45m + £4m in add-ons for us, £8m + £1m in add-ons for City.

 

Incredible business tbh.

[Fan The Flames]

[JRM]

Expecting a nice goodbye email from  Lavia tomorrow,  crazy money really 

[S-Clarke]

Played this one perfectly, masterclass of how to negotiate an outgoing.

Let's not spend the next year patting ourselves on the back for getting the fee we did though, we need to make sure this is used correctly and reinvested in the right areas over the next few years.

[Chez]

16 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

Played this one perfectly, masterclass of how to negotiate an outgoing.

Let's not spend the next year patting ourselves on the back for getting the fee we did though, we need to make sure this is used correctly and reinvested in the right areas over the next few years.

let's spend it on more top talent.

[aintforever]

34 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

Played this one perfectly, masterclass of how to negotiate an outgoing.

Let's not spend the next year patting ourselves on the back for getting the fee we did though, we need to make sure this is used correctly and reinvested in the right areas over the next few years.

It is good business, just hope we can get some replacements in and a settled side ASAP to give us a decent shot of promotion.

[LGTL]

If any club can fuck up promotion after receiving the amount of money we have, and having the ability to buy pretty much anyone in the league, then it’s us. Looking forward to seeing what weird and wonderful way we manage it this season. 

Edited 15 August, 2023 by LGTL

[Turkish]

38 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

Played this one perfectly, masterclass of how to negotiate an outgoing.

Let's not spend the next year patting ourselves on the back for getting the fee we did though, we need to make sure this is used correctly and reinvested in the right areas over the next few years.

Yep it’s a great deal to be fair. Part of me thinks that chelsea were always at the table hence the deal On Livramento and Liverpool were always being played a little. Or maybe that’s wishful thinking on my part. As good as Lavia is there are many more next big things that don’t live up to the hype than do so great money. Let’s hope it’s spent wisely to build a decent side. 

[Sfcphilc]

Incredible really, that his talent still shone through during Jones and Selles tenures. That takes some doing.

Good luck to the kid, I thought Liverpool would've been the best career option but I'm intrigued to see if he can get a foothold in the Chelsea first 11.

We'll have a tidy bit of money now, let's see how Wilcox and Co use it before the end of the window. 

[rallyboy]

Mighty Liverpool tried to bully little relegated Southampton into a cheap deal because we were so desperate for their money....then they missed the fucking boat! 🤣

Great business, wish him well, hope he excels at Chelsea and it annoys scousers for years to come.

 

 

[Chez]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66502508

On the BBC website now and they have it as £53m + £5m.

[StDunko]

8 hours ago, Chez said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66502508

On the BBC website now and they have it as £53m + £5m.

The article also states Citeh get 20% of the fee (rather than of the profit).

But do we assume the sages of this forum know more than a footy journalist?

[SaintsFan86]

3 minutes ago, StDunko said:

The article also states Citeh get 20% of the fee (rather than of the profit).

But do we assume the sages of this forum know more than a footy journalist?

David Ornstein has said its 20% of the profit.

[John Boy Saint]

Be interesting to know how much input Dragan had in the background with us not folding for tuppence ha’penny. Recalling the comment made at the end of last season at his own people’s concerns at the rate Saints were burning through money, and him getting more involved.

[coalman]

[Chez]

6 hours ago, StDunko said:

The article also states Citeh get 20% of the fee (rather than of the profit).

But do we assume the sages of this forum know more than a footy journalist?

It's just very sloppy journalism/writing in the BBC item I suspect. The Athletic confirm that its 20% of the profit.  https://theathletic.com/live-blogs/transfer-news-live-latest-updates/p1gbsmRBiOat/hbHLaStzbQ3j/

[Bakovnetski]

On 15/08/2023 at 14:29, skintsaint said:

Probably on purpose knowing Chelsea were sniffing around.

Fair point.

[Saint NL]

Just saw that our favourite twitter expert, Fabrizio Romano, has announced that the Lavia deal is complete at long last.

 

Good luck to him, and a good deal for Saints. 

 

 

 

 

Edited 17 August, 2023 by Saint NL

[skintsaint]

10 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Just saw that our favourite twitter expert, Fabrizio Romano, has announced that the Lavia deal is complete at long last.

 

Good luck to him, and a good deal for Saints. 

 

 

 

 

Luckily he didnt have the shits to delay that medical.

[rallyboy]

Great business for us, perhaps Liverpool will learn a lesson from how they bungled the whole thing.

Cash in the bank plus comedy value. 👍

[East Kent Saint]

On 16/08/2023 at 14:08, Chez said:

It's just very sloppy journalism/writing in the BBC item I suspect. The Athletic confirm that its 20% of the profit.  https://theathletic.com/live-blogs/transfer-news-live-latest-updates/p1gbsmRBiOat/hbHLaStzbQ3j/

What ! The Athletic is now the beacon of truth ??  FFS …….

[Badger]

5 hours ago, Saint NL said:

Just saw that our favourite twitter expert, Fabrizio Romano, has announced that the Lavia deal is complete at long last.

 

Good luck to him, and a good deal for Saints. 

 

 

 

 

£53m AND £5m mentioned here.