Mauricio Pochettino makes ‘perfect’ claim about Chelsea signing Romeo Lavia ahead of West Ham debut

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino says they’ve known about the quality of young midfielder Romeo Lavia and was delighted they could finally confirm his signing ahead of the game against West Ham.

Chelsea have lost Reece James to injury but can have two mega stars in Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia debut against West Ham with the former Southampton star picking the number 45 jersey for the season.

Asked about what made him want to sign the former Manchester City Academy product, he admitted he’d been admiring him for a while now. He told the press ahead of the game this weekend.

“We all know him, his quality and his profile. I think he is the perfect player for this project. We are excited and we are so happy to have him in the squad.”

The Chelsea manager also detailed how hard the owners had to work to secure the signing of Moises Caicedo who is expected to debut against West Ham too.

He said: “The club worked really, really hard. I would like to congratulate the owners, the sporting directors, and everyone involved because the job was amazing. To add this sort of player like Moises, or Romeo now, I think it was fantastic work from the club.

“We need to congratulate the job they are doing, the owners and the sporting directors because it was fantastic. This type of player, with the qualities they have, comes into this squad and to this project. It’s a really exciting moment and situation for the club.”

Chelsea drew with Liverpool in their Premier League opener and will now hope they get their first win away at the Hammers this weekend.