Liverpool may have been bested by Chelsea in the race to sign Moises Caicedo.
Despite Jurgen Klopp confirming that the Reds had struck a deal to sign the Chelsea target, the Blues now seem to have moved ahead in the race.
Indeed, according to Fabrizio Romano, Caicedo has now told Liverpool that he only wants to go to Stamford Bridge.
As you can imagine, there has been plenty of reaction to this news throughout the footballing world, and speaking on The Rest is Football Podcast,
Alan Shearer has given his reaction after hearing this story.
Shearer reacts
The pundit gave his verdict on the Caicedo story.
“It’s pretty embarrassing for Liverpool if that is the case. They’ve gone we will agree a deal for £111m, and then all of a sudden it’s ‘no thanks, I don’t
fancy coming to you, I’m going to London.’ That is not a good look for Liverpool,” Shearer said.
Embarrassing
Shearer says that this story is a bit embarrassing for Liverpool, and while that may be harsh, he’s not entirely wrong.
Jurgen Klopp was as smug as a can be on Friday morning when he confirmed that a fee had been agreed for Caicedo, but within hours, it has all
seemingly come crumbling down for Liverpool.
Liverpool rarely get things wrong on the transfer window, but they look like they could end up with some serious egg on their faces here.
Of course, nothing is done yet, so there’s still the chance that Caicedo does end up at Anfield, but, at the moment, a switch to Stamford Bridge is
looking much more likely.
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Chelsea and Liverpool are proving to be real thorns in one another’s side this summer.
The Reds and the Blues are both chasing Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, and, at the moment, it’s really unclear where either player will end up.
The Moises Caicedo saga has been one of the craziest transfer sagas we can ever remember, and somehow, Romeo Lavia’s situation is proving to rival
it.
Somehow, both of these transfer tussles are mirroring each other perfectly.
Chelsea have put in the bigger bid for Lavia, as Liverpool have for Caicedo, but both players seemingly want to join the club that won’t stump up the
cash.
According to Sacha Tavolieri, Lavia’s mind hasn’t changed since Chelsea came in, referring to the fact that he had previously reported that the
midfielder wants to join Liverpool.
However, despite Lavia wanting to join Liverpool there are no guarantees that he will end up at Anfield, and according to Tavolieri, this is one of the
messiest transfer scenarios he’s ever seen.
Somehow, Chelsea and Liverpool have managed to be a part of two of the most dramatic transfer sagas we’ve ever seen at the exact same time.
It’s impossible to call where both Caicedo and Lavia will end up, and the fact that both of these sagas are happening concurrently is very tough to
wrap your head around.
As Tavolieri says, this is getting really messy as mixed messages are emerging from all sides of both deals, and to add some extra spice to the mix,
Liverpool head to Stamford Bridge to play against Chelsea tomorrow.
Liverpool may face Chelsea tomorrow, but the biggest battle between these two clubs this weekend is happening off the pitch.
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