Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is delighted with their swoop for Romeo Lavia.

The former Southampton midfielder has completed his move today.

Pochettino said, "We all know him, his quality, his profile. I think he is the perfect player for this project.

"We are excited and we are so happy to add him to the squad.

"The club worked really really hard about that. I have to congratulate the owners and the sporting directors Laurence (Stewart) and Paul (Winstanley) because the deal was amazing.

"To add these type of players like Moises or Romeo (Lavia) and all the players singing, I think it was fantastic work from the club and I think we need to congratulate the job they are doing."

On Lavia and Moises Caicedo choosing Chelsea over Liverpool, Pochettino said: "That is about the player's decision. It is their decision if they come here. It wasn't a competition, it was a player's decision to join us. That makes us very happy and they talk very highly about our owners and our sporting directors in the way that they work.

"The players wanted to come here because I think they are feeling something special. I hope they are feeling something special."