Chelsea continued the rebuild of their first-team squad under Mauricio Pochettino with the signing of Southampton midfielder, Romeo Lavia in a deal worth £58 million.
The Stamford Bridge side confirmed the signing in a statement released on their website on Friday.
According to the statement, the 19-year-old signed a seven-year contract.
Lavia’s signing followed the capture of sensational midfielder, Moises Caicedo from Brighton for a British record fee.
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.
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