Romeo Lavia has spoken for the first time since his move from Southampton to Chelsea.
The 19-year-old has joined the Premier League giants for £58 million, putting pen to paper on a seven-year deal at Stamford Bridge and further strengthening Mauricio Pochettino’s midfield.
His move closely follows Moises Caicedo's £115 million move from Brighton as Chelsea's spending reached £1 billion since the arrival of Todd Boehly.:"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 added:"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."This is a breaking news story from the team at SPORTbible and will be updated in due course. In the meantime, please follow us on our various social channels for the latest information on this story. You can find the latest SPORT news on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Stay tuned for the latest and follow all the latest developments below.
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