Romeo Lavia is a gamble Liverpool have to make as 'mad' admission explains £52m transfer stance
Considering Liverpool spent the best part of two years pining for Jude Bellingham to be the solution to their midfield woes, it is easy to forget he has only just turned 20 years old.
The Reds would ultimately withdraw from the race for the England international’s signature back in April, with the midfielder going on to join Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund in a deal worth up to £115m.
If we include Bellingham’s Three Lions international career, he already boasts 200 senior appearances since making his professional debut for Birmingham City as a newly-turned 16-year-old back in August 2019.
Bellingham is a walking embodiment of the phrase, ‘If you’re good enough, you’re old enough.’ Yet the 20-year-old is a generational talent. When it comes to young players emerging from academy football and taking their first senior steps in the game, he is very much the exception rather than the rule.
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When Liverpool were pursuing the England international, no-one was concerned by his tender years. But it is a different story with regards to the Reds’ latest midfield transfer target - Romeo Lavia.
The 19-year-old is only six months younger than Bellingham, but really there is no comparison between the pair when it comes to experience. When Real Madrid’s latest signing was making his professional debut four years ago, Lavia was still a youth team player at Anderlecht, though he was catching the attention of Man City manager Pep Guardiola at a local international youth tournament for players under the age of 15.
After turning 16, he would make the move to the Etihad
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