Romeo Lavia is much better than Jude Bellingham, the surprising statistic that proves it and excites Klopp

A few months ago our Liverpool was one of the teams most interested in signing Jude Bellingham, as the 20-year-old Englishman is considered one of the great promises of world football. However, in the end Real Madrid paid a stratospheric amount of money - 103 million euros - for a player who has won absolutely nothing, something that Jürgen Klopp was not willing to do.

For many this was a painful defeat for our Liverpool, but only time will tell if Jürgen Klopp made the best decision. However, now the German tactician has his eye on a player who could arrive at Anfield for less than half of what Madrid spent to sign Bellingham and who would be even better than the former Borussia Dortmund midfielder.

We are talking about Romeo Lavia, the 19 year old Belgian jewel who plays for Southampton and who has aroused the interest of Jürgen Klopp who has him as the top priority to strengthen the midfield of the team, as our Liverpool has suffered and will suffer multiple casualties in that area of the field, so the German tactician wants to sign Lavia, who has already shown that he is better than Jude Bellingham and the numbers back him up.

The statistics

Romeo Lavia had a sensational season with Southampton despite his team being relegated. However, as a ball retriever, Romeo Lavia has stood out as an elite player as he won the most possessions in the big five leagues for a player 20 years of age or younger. In total Lavia won 114 possessions, while Jude Bellingham won only 107.