‘Shame he’s leaving but it’s best for him’ – Man City fans react as Southampton reach full agreement to sign another highly-rated youngster on permanent transfer

Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims Southampton and the Club have reached a full agreement for the permanent transfer of Romeo Lavia.

The Premier League side have been in talks over the highly-rated talented Belgian midfielder for a number of weeks. They have been picking up young talent from perceivably bigger Premier League clubs, landing Chelsea duo Dynel Simeu and Valentino Livramento last summer.

Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu, 20, has already completed a move to St Mary’s and signed a five-year contract this month.

After snapping up German talent Armel Bella-Kotchap, Southampton are now set to secure the signing of another young Manchester City talent.

According to the information of transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, Southampton and Manchester City have now reached a full agreement on a deal for Romeo Lavia.

The transfer will be in the format of a permanent deal, with the transfer fee set in the region of £10 million. It is confirmed that the Premier League champions have included a buy-back clause in the deal, with the player considered a ‘top talent’ at the Etihad Stadium.

Southampton have now reached full agreement with Man City to sign Romeo Lavia on a permanent deal. Fee will be around £10m, clubs in contact to finalise the deal. 🚨🇧🇪 #SaintsFC

Manchester City will include a buy back clause for Romeo Lavia, who’s considered a top talent. #MCFC pic.twitter.com/AAbByYjJAm

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 3, 2022

A holding midfielder by trade, the young Belgian is highly-rated at the Etihad Stadium and someone the club expects to enjoy a successful career at the highest level – hence the buyback clause.

The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.

“Good luck to Lavia and hopefully he will have a quality time to develop as a player there”
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“This guy will be great for them, shame he’s leaving but it’s best for him”
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“We’ve almost sold the whole academy squad , must be lots of money though. Good luck to all of them.”
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“Well at least we have a buy-back clause. Still sad to see him go though..”
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“It sounds like a good deal but I want to know the buy back clause amount.”
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“He’s gonna turn into a beast by the time we activate buy back clause 🤞”
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“Makes sense and offsets the cost of Philips by £10m.”
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“i’m fine with the buy back, he should go get some play time in their first team.”
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