![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/jurgen-klopps-two-reasons-for-not-splashing-huge-money-on-liverpool-target-romeo-lavia/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_KLOPPLAVIA.jpg&description=Liverpool are facing competition from Chelsea to sign Romeo Lavia after the Blues entered the race for the Southampton midfielder - after Jurgen Klopp's side saw three bids rejected Failing to qualify for the Champions League can prove costly - and Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool are paying the price for not finishing inside the top four. The Reds sat in fifth at the end of another gruelling Premier League campaign in May, meaning they will play in the Europa League in 2023/24. It is the first time Liverpool have not qualified for Europe's elite club competition since 2016 - after they finished eighth in Klopp's first season in charge. And Klopp is feeling the effects of a disappointing top-flight campaign with Liverpool unable to splash the cash as freely as they may have wanted. The Reds have spent just shy of £100m this summer - less than seven Premier League clubs including Arsenal and Manchester United. Now, Liverpool are facing a battle to sign Romeo Lavia from Southampton after Chelsea lodged a £48m bid for the Belgium international on Wednesday. The Reds are having to be more astute in the transfer market and are currently not willing to match Saints' £50m valuation of Lavia, having most recently seen a third offer of £46m rebuffed. Liverpool chief executive Billy Hogan is well aware of the Reds' struggles in the transfer market, and admitted the revenue for not being in the Champions League is already having an impact. The Reds will be fortunate to pocket more than £35m from the Europa League - even if they go all the way to the final next May. The Premier League kick-off is on August 12. You can sign up for 18 months now for a cut price deal which will mean you'll see all the Premier League action throughout the 2023/2024 season as it unfolds. From £20 a month Hogan told The Athletic: "Obviously, it creates a difference from a revenue standpoint, and we have to operate accordingly. Our goal is to run the club sustainably. When you are missing revenue from the Cha){kind=link}
Liverpool are facing competition from Chelsea to sign Romeo Lavia after the Blues entered the race for the Southampton midfielder – after Jurgen Klopp’s side saw three bids rejected
Failing to qualify for the Champions League can prove costly – and Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are paying the price for not finishing inside the top four.
The Reds sat in fifth at the end of another gruelling Premier League campaign in May, meaning they will play in the Europa League in 2023/24. It is the first time Liverpool have not qualified for Europe’s elite club competition since 2016 – after they finished eighth in Klopp’s first season in charge.
And Klopp is feeling the effects of a disappointing top-flight campaign with Liverpool unable to splash the cash as freely as they may have wanted. The Reds have spent just shy of £100m this summer – less than seven Premier League clubs including Arsenal and Manchester United.
Now, Liverpool are facing a battle to sign Romeo Lavia from Southampton after Chelsea lodged a £48m bid for the Belgium international on Wednesday. The Reds are having to be more astute in the transfer market and are currently not willing to match Saints’ £50m valuation of Lavia, having most recently seen a third offer of £46m rebuffed.