Chelsea has completed the signing of midfielder Romeo Lavia from Southampton in a deal worth £58m.
The 19-year-old signed a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge and further strengthens Mauricio Pochettino’s squad.
On completing his move to Chelsea, Lavia said: ‘I’m really happy join Chelsea and be a part of this exciting project. It’s an amazing football club with a great history and I’m really excited to get started.
‘I can’t wait to meet all my new team-mates and build a chemistry together to achieve great things together.’
Co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley said: ‘We are very pleased to welcome Romeo to Chelsea. He demonstrated his quality in the Premier League last season at Southampton, showing maturity despite his young age, and is a player we have monitored for some time.
‘We believe he is ready to make an impact at Chelsea throughout the current campaign, and in the coming years.’
Lavia started his career with Anderlecht in his native Belgium and spent eight years with the club before joining Manchester City at the age of 16.
He will now wear the No.45 shirt at Chelsea. His deal will see him earn an initial £100k-a-week, a figure that it’s believed will grow over the course of his deal assuming certain conditions are met.
