As the drama gains a new twist, Liverpool might STILL defeat Chelsea for Moises Caicedo.

Caicedo wants to join Chelsea, and Liverpool

appeared to have won the race to get him.

The Reds still have a chance to land their

man.

Liverpool’s hopes of signing Moises Caicedo

 

 

are still alive, despite the Brighton

midfielder’s insistence on joining Chelsea

instead.

The Reds had a British-record £111m bid

accepted for the Ecuador international on

Friday morning – only for Caicedo to snub a

move to Anfield.

And, while the 21-year-old has his sights set

on a switch to Stamford Bridge, it’s not

necessarily going to be that

straightforward…

 

Chelsea have still yet to table an offer for

Caicedo and, according to Sky Sports’

Melissa Reddy, the two-time European

champions will need to hurry if they are to

get a deal done.

Reddy adds that the Blues were hopeful of

Liverpool dropping their interest on Friday

which did not happen.

The Caicedo transfer saga goes all the way

back to January, when Brighton rebuffed

multiple bids from Arsenal for the player

they signed from Ecuadorian club

Independiente del Valle in 2021.

Chelsea are said to have long been

favourites to win the race for Caicedo – but,

for now, his future remains uncertain.

 

Moises Caicedo of Ecuador celebrates after

scoring during the FIFA World Cup 2022

group stage match between Ecuador and

Senegal on 29 November, 2022 at the Khalifa

International Stadium in Doha, Qatar.

Brighton appear to have resigned

themselves to losing one their star men,

though, with head coach Roberto De Zerbi

admitting as much. Speaking at a press

conference on Friday, the Italian said:

“I have already forgotten about Moises. I’m

really proud of the players we have in the squad.

“We want to keep improving. The credit

goes to the club. Bigger clubs can buy our

players but they can’t buy our soul or spirit.”