Romeo Rabia’s name has been in the headlines throughout the summer of 2023, but since then he has been in danger of becoming a forgotten man.
Liverpool is Multiple bids rejected At the time, following their relegation from the Premier League, a move was made for the midfielder by Southampton, with Chelsea ultimately winning the transfer battle and signing him in a £58 million deal.BBC Sport).
but, Persistent injury problems Age limit: 20 32 minutes solo appearance He is in his first year at Stamford Bridge, but has featured heavily for the Blues in pre-season in recent weeks.
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Rabia spoke openly about his decision to move to Stamford Bridge a year ago in an interview. work outSome previous reports have been indiscriminately criticized.
The midfielder said: “You’ve never seen my version. It’s about what you read in the media. I had to read some of it myself and sometimes I think you knew more than I did!
“Listen, when I heard about Chelsea, it was a long time before it all started, so it was a given. Some of the things I read, I won’t say they were fake, but my decision was Chelsea. There was interest from Liverpool, but in my head I wanted to play for Chelsea.”
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Liverpool were willing to pay 46 million pounds Rabia (the third and final bid rejected by Southampton) despite the fact that he had just played 36 Senior Games It shows how highly rated he was at Anfield at that point and how desperately we needed a defensive midfielder 12 months ago (and still do).
The Belgian’s injury troubles following his move to Chelsea are not something you would wish on any player and while some have unfairly labelled him an expensive flop, Liverpool chiefs may now be relieved they are no longer spending a fortune on a 20-year-old.
The subsequent signings of Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch have shown that the Reds have quickly overcome the loss of the former Saints prodigy. If he had preferred to sign for a West London side from the start, pursuing him was always going to be a losing proposition.
It wasn’t meant to be for Rabia and Liverpool, and with a No. 6 needed after failing to sign Martin Zubimendi, the Belgium international will not be returning to Anfield any time soon.
After the horrible year he has endured, we hope his injury problems are now behind him and he can make up for lost time – as long as he doesn’t cost LFC anything against Chelsea of course!
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