The Belgian worldwide will quickly turn into the second signing the Blues have made in that place this week, following the British document £115m seize of Moises Caicedo.
Chelsea are believed to have struck a deal value an preliminary £55m for the 19-year-old, doubtlessly rising to £58m by means of add-ons.
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Mauricio Pochettino hopes to have the teenager in his squad for Sunday’s trip to West Ham and Lavia will quickly endure a medical.
Chelsea additionally bid for the participant final summer season simply weeks after his transfer to Southampton. Co-director of soccer and expertise recruitment Joe Shields is assumed to have performed a key function within the deal, having been instrumental in bringing Lavia to the south coast from Manchester City.
Liverpool additionally had a bid accepted by Southampton however Lavia has rejected the prospect to affix the Merseyside giants, as Caicedo did earlier this week.
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