Last season’s champions Manchester City wants to re-sign Romeo Lavia in the upcoming Winter transfer window. A remarkable final-day comeback and a solitary point difference from their title rival Liverpool was the ending highlight of the last season. The champions won the title with just a single point. City under the management of Spanish manager Pep Guardiola secured their 4th title in the recent 5 seasons. The Spanish manager desperately wants to yet again win this season, scoring a hat-trick run for the City.
To achieve this goal, Pep brought numerous of transfers from the Summer transfer window. Bringing in Erling Haaland, Stefan Ortega, Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gomez as well as Manuel Akanji. Moreover, City had a good season so far, as they are 2nd in the points table just after Arsenal. Manchester City won their opening 2 matches and were consistent till now. But surprisingly, they also faced some serious draws from Newcastle and Aston Villa. Manchester City along Tottenham Hotspur are the only unbeaten club this season. And the City boss surely wants to keep things that way. Moreover, to execute his plan, the Spanian is still looking for options in the upcoming January transfer window. And the City boss has kept his eyes on Romeo Lavia.
Will Southampton agree to the deal for Romeo Lavia back to the champions Manchester City?
The 18-years-old is a Belgian who plays as a midfielder for Premier League side Southampton. He is a product of the Belgian club Anderlecht youth academy. The youngster caught the eyes of the Spanish manager, Pep Guardiola, at a local international youth tournament for young players under the age of 15. In the summer of 2020, the Belgian made his arrival for the English giants Manchester City At the age of 16. The youngster was a prominent member of the EDS (Elite Development Squad) team for Manchester City.
Furthermore, in July 2022, Lavia arrived in Southampton and made a deal for a five-year contract. Where he made 5 appearances for Southampton and scored 1 goal. The rising young talent has the ability to recover the ball, intense pressing, intelligence, tenacity, pace as well as deep passes. All these qualities made Pep rethink about youngster to re-sign him.
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