Manchester United are considering trying to trump Liverpool for Romeo Lavia as Jurgen Klopp's bid for the Southampton teenager falters, in a wider race that has become one of the main drivers of the inflated 2023 summer market.
Four of England's major clubs – perhaps symbolically, the old “big four” – all want midfielders. United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal have each at least had a look at a group of players led by Lavia, Fiorentina's Sofyan Amrabat, Ajax's Mohammed Kudus, Nice's Khephren Thuram and – above all – Brighton's Moises Caicedo.
