The 18-year-old has played 444 minutes for Saints since the September international break, during which he also featured twice for England’s under-19s. His total Premier League minutes (495) are nearly four times as many as the next most involved under-18, Aston Villa defender Kosta Nedeljković. Livramento lost a year to a meniscus and cruciate ligament tear, while Lavia has only just bounced back from persistent hamstring concerns.
Russell Martin said, “I think whilst he’s performing and looks good it will be dictated by him and his performances and how he feels. He’s a very good athlete, physically very good so he’s robust and has been up until now in his career – and very resilient, so hopefully we won’t have those issues. It’s a big difference and a big jump for him but at the minute he seems fine.”
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