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- Romeo Lavia now 8/13 to sign for Liverpool this summer with reports that they have agreed fee for player
- Chelsea remain main rivals for the transfer with odds of 5/4 that they sign Lavia this summer
- Both sides feature towards top of the betting to win the league this season
Romeo Lavia now 8/13 to sign for Liverpool this summer with reports that they have agreed fee for player
The Romeo Lavia transfer saga rages on this week with reports now stating that Liverpool have had a bid accepted of £60m for the player on Monday morning.
Those latest reports from Jacob Steinberg in The Guardian though say that Liverpool now have to convince the 19-year-old to move to Anfield this summer with Lavia still liking the Chelsea move.
UK Betting Sites offer odds on the transfer happening with Liverpool the outright favourites at 8/13 to sign Lavia now the bid has been accepted by Southampton.
The transfer though could end up like Moises Caicedo with Liverpool having a bid accepted for the Brighton player before the decided to turn them down for Chelsea.
| Romeo Lavia Next Club
|
Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 8/13 | 61.9% |
| Chelsea | 5/4 | 44.4% |
| Stay at Southampton | 25/1 | 3.8% |
What the expert says...
Chelsea remain main rivals for the transfer with odds of 11/8 that they sign Lavia this summer
Chelsea are still working on a bid and agreement themselves to sign Lavia and it looks increasingly likely that it'll come down to the midfielder's own preference for where he goes.
The Blues have been extremely busy this summer and Lavia would be one of dozens of signings that they have brought in since Todd Boehly's takeover as they look to compete once more.
The latest odds now say there's a 44% chance that Chelsea sign Lavia this summer with Liverpool remaining favourites with a 61% implied probability they sign him according to those 8/13 odds.
Both sides feature towards top of the betting to win the league this season
The first weekend of Premier League football is over with just the MNF game to come and with it has seen the betting market change for who will win the league this season.
Man City remain the favourites but their odds have shortened further to 4/6 to win the league ahead of Mikel Arteta's Arsenal who have also shortened slightly from 5/1 to 9/2.
Liverpool are third favourites at 9/1 after their 1-1 draw away to Chelsea on Super Sunday with Chelsea themselves moving out from 12/1 to 18/1 to win the league.
| Premier League Winner 23/24 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Man City | 4/6 | 60.0% |
| Arsenal | 9/2 | 18.2% |
| Liverpool | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Man Utd | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Chelsea | 18/1 | 5.3% |
| Newcastle | 18/1 | 5.3% |
