Former Chelsea midfielder Emmanuel Petit aims dig at Romeo Lavia and Moises Caicedo for rejecting a move to Liverpool.
Lavia and Caicedo snubbed the Reds to join the Blues this summer despite Jurgen Klopp’s side agreeing a deal with both Southampton and Brighton respectively.
Liverpool have lost five senior midfielders including former skipper Jordan Henderson and Fabinho, however, they’ve brought in three players following the arrival of Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, and Wataru Endo.
Petit told to BettingSites.co.uk: “Caicedo signed for Chelsea when he was linked with Liverpool, just like Romeo Lavia. I’m not going to say anything stupid but we all know why they went to Chelsea. Sportingly, the best decision right now would be to go to Liverpool.
“If I am Caicedo or Lavia, I’m going to Liverpool instead of Chelsea because I can’t see a clear plan for what is going on at Chelsea. 35 players? Come on. How many players do they need? It’s going to be a nightmare just like what happened last season.
“When you look at Liverpool there is one area in particular that needs to be upgraded and that is the midfield area even though they signed new players in [Dominik] Szoboszlai and [Alexis] Mac Allister.
“If I was Caicedo I would have signed for Liverpool because I would reunite with Mac Allister and I would play with less pressure because so many of their midfield players have left the club.
“For me, the answer is very easy. If you ask somebody why Caicedo and Lavia decided to go to Chelsea, the answer is just money. Money talks for the clubs and for the players.”
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