Are Liverpool prepared to pay £50m asking price for Romeo Lavia?
Is the youngster worth it?
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00:00 Obviously, you say on La Vida, £50 million is looking like that's what Southampton are demanding for him.
00:06 Would that be a good deal? £40 million for Fabinho, obviously another £10 million on that.
00:11 Is he going to be worth that? What can you see progressing there?
00:16 It's a lot of money, isn't it, for a teenager who has only had one season in the Premier League?
00:22 Liverpool must be convinced that he can go to the very, very top if they're prepared to part ways with that money.
00:32 Obviously, you know that Liverpool only pay big fees if they are really convinced that the players can fulfil their potential.
00:42 Liverpool do spend a lot of money, but it's not like they can bring players in for the sake of it just to fill holes in the squad.
00:50 A back-up to £40 million or £50 million, if you're going to be playing that money, they've got to be able to do it now and they've got to be able to improve significantly.
01:00 So Liverpool must think that about La Vida.
01:05 There are obviously going to be some up and downs for a young player.
01:10 I think he's only got 29 Premier League performances behind him.
01:14 Liverpool will be joining a team with a lot of experience and a coach who quite clearly knows how to bring players on.
01:24 If they're prepared to pay that, then they haven't got many transfers wrong in the past under Jürgen Klopp.
01:31 They must feel that it is value for money if they would meet that demand.