Chelsea have reached an agreement with Brighton to acquire Ecuadorian defensive midfielder Moises Caicedo for 115 million pounds ($146 million), a record sum in England, British media reported on Monday.
caicedoThe 21-year-old was also wanted by Liverpool, whose manager Jurgen Klopp even announced an agreement with Brighton on Friday. But the media later reported that the player had doubts about his future fate, preventing the conclusion of his transfer to the ‘Reds’.
According to the media, the Ecuadorian international would have preferred to finally sign for the Chelsea, where he will sign a contract for eight years. The London club, which drew 1-1 against Liverpool on Sunday in its first Premier League game, hopes that caicedo join their ranks for the visit to West Ham next Sunday.
If this transfer is confirmed, caicedo would become the most expensive signing in the history of the Premier League, above the Argentine Enzo Fernández (106.8 million pounds paid by Chelsea to Benfica in 2023), the English Declan Rice (105 million pounds paid by Arsenal to West Ham in 2023) and the Englishman Jack Grealish (100 million pounds paid by Manchester City to Aston Villa in 2021).
He Brighton would achieve enormous capital gains with this player, signed for nearly 4 million pounds in 2021 from the Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle, and who has not played 50 Premier League games.
Caicedo did not enter the squad for the Seagulls’ first game of the season, won 4-1 on Saturday at the Luton Town reception.
Source: AFP
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