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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Samuel Meade

Mauricio Pochettino closes in on first Chelsea transfer after Eden Hazard intervention

Chelsea are eyeing a deal for Romeo Lavia as Mauricio Pochettino plots his summer recruitment.

The Argentine, who first began his time in English football with Southampton, is looking to raid his former club after their relegation. Lavia was a rare bright light for the Saints, who looked doomed for much of the campaign, and the teenager has long been expected to move on.

Chelsea had a £50m bid rejected last summer but, as they look set to lose out on Sporting Lisbon's Manuel Ugarte, they have targeted Lavia once more, as per the Daily Express. The Blues have remain in dialogue with the player's representatives despite their failed attempts at signing him 12 months ago.

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