Liverpool have been heavily linked with Belgian international, Romeo Lavia, who has a lot of admirers this summer. The Reds and Chelsea have been seriously after him but reports in Spain indicate that the player has attracted interest from top La Liga clubs as well. News – Liverpool now submit offer to sign £86million defender – Report Earlier this month, Sport revealed Barcelona tried to sign the 19-year-old holding midfield star but could not afford to meet his high price tag. Now, Spanish source, Nacional, have claimed that even Atletico Madrid are after Romeo Lavia but Liverpool have acted faster and he is close to moving to Anfield. The Rojiblancos can offer Champions League football to the Southampton star, on the other hand, the Reds will only play in the Europa League next season. Still, as per the Catalan outlet, the teenage play breaker has opted to join Jurgen Klopp’s project because he wants to stay in the UK. The Saints have been demanding a fee of 50 million euros (£43million) for their prized asset and Liverpool have already put that amount on the table. liverpoolfc logo LIVERPOOL FC LOADING OFFICIAL CONTENT google-play icon app-store icon keep watching So, it is a matter of time before the move is complete. We do know Lavia has already agreed personal terms to join the Merseysiders (Football Insider). The youngster has only made a single appearance for the senior Belgian international side, moreover, he has only played one full season of top flight football. Do you think Romeo Lavia has what it takes to re
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Trent Alexander-Arnold has returned to right-back for Liverpool’s friendly against Leicester City in Singapore today.
Alexander-Arnold has started the last two games in the defensive midfield role but will revert to his more accustomed full-back position as the Reds look to retain the Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy against Championship side at the National Stadium (kick-off 10am).
Curtis Jones will instead be employed as the number six having impressed as a deeper-lying midfielder for England in their recent UEFA Under-21 European Championship triumph.
Summer signing Alexis Mac Allister and teenager Bobby Clark complete another experimental line-up in the engine room with just a fortnight to go until the Premier League opener at Chelsea
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Alexander-Arnold is part of a first-choice defence that includes Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate at centre-back and Andy Robertson at left-back. Caoimhin Kelleher is in goal.
And in attack, Darwin Nunez looks set to lead the line with Mohamed Salah on his right and Diogo Jota to the left
Liverpool have named a full bench of the 16 remaining players to make the trip to the Far East.
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Jones, Clark, Mac Allister; Salah, Nunez, Jota.
Subs: Alisson, Adrian, Mrozek, Gomez, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Matip, Scanlon, Doak, McConnell, Koumas, Quansah, Frauendorf
