Liverpool had agreed a British record transfer fee for the midfielder
Moises Caicedo has reportedly rejected Liverpool for a move to Chelsea.
According to Fabrizio Romano, the Brighton midfielder “only wants to join
Chelsea,” and will only accept the personal terms he agreed with the London club in May.
The news comes just hours after Liverpool had
agreed a £111m fee with the Seagulls for Caicedo, which would have been a British transfer record.
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1689958090152570881
The Ecuadorian midfielder is one of the most sought after players in the Premier League, and came close to leaving Brighton in this year’s January transfer window.
Since then, he has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, but on Thursday it seemed like Liverpool had managed to swoop in at the 11th hour and secure the 21-year-old’s signing.
Brighton were holding out for a fee in excess of £100m for the player, a valuation which Chelsea clearly hadn’t met.
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has reacted to the news on Twitter by saying that '110 million is a ridiculous amount of money to pay for a 21-year old, Boehly has lost his mind yet again."
Caicedo joined Brighton from Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle for £4m in February 2021, but didn’t make his Premier League debut until April 2022.
In March, he signed a new deal at Brighton until 2027.
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