Chelsea gets closer to signing a Premier League midfielder
When Brentford visits Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, Chelsea will resume Premier League play.
The Blues did not play over the weekend because Manchester United, the team they were supposed to play, was involved in an FA Cup semifinal match against Brighton and Hove Albion.
Interim Frank Lampard, the manager of Chelsea, will be seeking his first victory since rejoining the team last month. The former Everton manager has so far seen his team lose all four of their games under his leadership.
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Despite the club's poor start to the season, it looks that owner Todd Boehly plans to make significant purchases once more when the transfer window reopens this summer.
Romeo Lavia of Southampton is on the verge of joining the London club, claims Football Insider.
According to the source, Chelsea has identified the Belgian as their top target for the upcoming transfer window and is hoping to outbid other Premier League teams for his services.
Lavia, 19, joined The Saints last summer after graduating from Manchester City's academy, and has had a successful first season on the south coast.
The midfielder has participated in 28 matches across all leagues, and last month he earned his senior international debut.
According to rumours, Chelsea has been in contact with the player's representatives and has been interested in the midfielder since last year.
In the agreement to sell Lavia last summer, City was given a buy-back clause, but it won't go into effect for another 12 months.
Regardless of whether Southampton is relegated at the end of the season, the report asserts that a move for Lavia would cost in the neighbourhood of £45 million.
Boehly has spent more than £500 million on 15 new players since taking over the club last year, although he has come under fire for his management of the organisation as a result of the team's recent poor performance.
