chelsea have reached an agreement with Brighton & Hove Albion to sign Moses Caicedo in a deal worth £115 million ($146 million).
Caicedo has a medical due tomorrow (Monday) with Chelsea and the deal is expected to be completed the same day, with the player set to sign an eight-year contract with the option of one more season. Brighton You will also have a sell clause as part of the deal.
The west London club has long been considered the favorite for Caicedo, but Liverpool made a late move for the 21-year-old on Thursday and saw a £110m offer accepted by Brighton.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said on Friday that an agreement had been reached for his team to sign Caicedo, but declined to decide whether the Ecuador international would undergo a medical before the proposed transfer.
Later on Friday, Chelsea’s move to USMNT International tyler adams collapsed. They had been close to signing Adams from united leedsand the 24-year-old has an active relegation release clause of around £20m.
Liverpool’s late entry into negotiations, coupled with the fact that the Ecuador international is currently in London, had created an acceptance at Anfield that Chelsea were almost certainly still favorites to sign him despite their offer being unsuccessful. accepted first.
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Liverpool need a new defensive midfielder after Fabinho left for Al Ittihad and jordan henderson similarly moved to Al Ettifaq.
Chelsea have been chasing Caicedo all summer after seeing mason assembly, matthew kovacicN’Golo Kante and Ruben Loftus-Cheek leave the club.
They have also been interested southampton‘s romeo lavia, which is also on Liverpool’s radar. Both Liverpool and Chelsea have submitted offers for Lavia in recent weeks.
Brighton have already sold Caicedo’s partner in midfield Alexis McAllister Liverpool, who will compete with them in the European League next season.
Chelsea drew 1-1 against Liverpool early on Sunday in their opener Premier league accessory. Mauricio Pochettino’s team returns to action when he faces west ham next Sunday.
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