Liverpool’s third offer for Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia has been rejected.
The current bid for the 19-year-old Belgian is said to be about £46 million including add-ons, with Southampton allegedly demanding £50 million.
On Friday, Lavia was an unused replacement in Southampton’s 2-1 victory against Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship.
He joined Saints from Manchester City for £10.5 million last summer.
Lavia made 34 appearances in all competitions for Southampton season 2022-23, however he was unable to save them from being relegated to the Championship.
Liverpool are aiming to strengthen their midfield with a third signing after Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Naby Keita, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all left the club this summer.
Jurgen Klopp signed World Cup-winning Argentina midfielder Alexis MacAllister from Brighton in June for an initial fee of £35 million, while Dominik Szoboszlai joined the Reds in July for a fee of £60 million from RB Leipzig.
Liverpool wins their last preseason game.
One of the qualities that drew Liverpool to Mac Allister was his adaptability.
He played defensive midfield on Monday, as opposed to the more offensive position he had previously held, as the Reds finished their pre-season campaign with a 3-1 victory against Darmstadt 98.
Mohamed Salah, whose representative had previously said that the Egypt striker was loyal to the Reds despite reports connecting him to a transfer to Saudi Arabia, scored early on.
Salah set up Diogo Jota for Liverpool’s second goal, before Mathias Honsak equalised for the Bundesliga side.
Colombia striker Luis Diaz completed the victory for Klopp’s side with a right-footed near-post goal from a Szoboszlai corner in the second half.
Liverpool kick off their Premier League season against Chelsea on Sunday at 16:30 BST.
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