- Chelsea bid for Liverpool target Lavia
- Reds responded with offer for Caicedo
- Ecuadorian still intent on move to Stamford Bridge
WHAT HAPPENED? Chelsea have targeted Caicedo for months and have already had previous bids for the Ecuadorian rejected by Brighton. Liverpool,
meanwhile, want to sign Lavia from Southampton but have also had their offers spurned. The transfer battle then took an intriguing turn after Mauricio Pochettino’s
side entered the race for Lavia, with the Daily Telegraph reporting that Liverpool have now rather hilariously responded with an approach of their own for Caicedo.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: It’s difficult to say if this is just a game of one-upmanship between Chelsea and Liverpool in order to unlock the stalemate for their real
targets, or, indeed, if both clubs are intent on switching targets and sabotaging each other’s plans. Regardless, neutral fans have been revelling in the latest
developments.
AND WHAT’S MORE: Liverpool had been linked to Caicedo in the past, but it’s debatable whether he wants to move to Anfield, with the Ecuadorian seemingly
intent on heading to Chelsea. Brighton have made it clear they want £100 million ($127m) for the 21-year-old, while Southampton are demanding £50m ($63m) for
Lavia.
WHAT NEXT FOR LIVERPOOL & CHELSEA? How the situation untangles itself between Liverpool, Chelsea, Lavia and Caicedo is anyone’s guess. Both teams
seem unprepared to go the distance in order to sign their intended targets, although it could all be just a massive game of transfer poker by both teams as the start of
the Premier League season edges closer.
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Liverpool have just launched massive bid to sign ‘incredible’ £100m PL player
Liverpool have reportedly made an offer to sign Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Moises Caicedo, outbidding Chelsea’s latest proposal for the youngster.
According to the Telegraph’s Matt Law, the Reds have outbid their Premier League rivals for the Ecuador international, though Caicedo is believed to prefer a move
to Chelsea this summer.
Brighton have valued Caicedo at £100m all summer, and it now appears that Liverpool could come close to matching this incredible transfer figure despite chasing
Southampton’s Romeo Lavia for the past few weeks.
Lauded as ‘incredible’ by Brighton teammate Adam Webster, Caicedo signing for Liverpool could be one of the best deals any Premier League side makes this
summer.
And for the Reds to pull this move out of the bag seemingly out of nowhere is nothing short of incredible, especially with how Liverpool’s chase for Lavia has gone in
recent days.
Liverpool signing Caicedo will make the Reds Premier League contenders
Liverpool have been linked with Caicedo for most of the summer, though few fans would have expected the Reds to break the bank and make an actual move for the
Brighton star given the figures that have been reported.
However, after this latest update, there’s now a chance that the Ecuador international could move to Anfield if Caicedo accepts Liverpool’s proposal, which could be
possible given their European status.
Indeed, Liverpool’s bid to sign Caicedo has come out of nowhere and has shocked everyone in the footballing world, and the Reds could be serious contenders for
the Premier League if a transfer can be agreed.
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