Chelsea have pursued Moises Caicedo all summer but the 21-year-old now looks set for a move to Liverpool after Brighton reportedly accepted a £110 million bid. Brighton signed the defensive midfielder from Independiente del Valle for just £4.5m in 2021, with the Ecuadorian club set to receive a chunk of the fee. Caicedo is now expected to travel to Liverpool for a medical on Friday
Liverpool are set to smash their transfer record after Brighton reportedly accepted a £110 million bid for Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, who had looked set to join Chelsea.
Brighton held a surprise auction for the 21-year-old – which closed at midnight on Thursday – with Liverpool gazumping Chelsea’s 100m offer, according to The Athletic. Caicedo is set to travel to Merseyside for a medical on Friday, while personal terms “are expected to be a formality”.
Liverpool’s midfield has already experienced a major overhaul this summer. They signed Caicedo’s former Brighton team-mate Alexis MacAllister and Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig, while Fabinho and Jordan Henderson left to join the money-spinning Saudi Pro League and Naby Keita departed on a free transfer
The Reds’ bid comes amid a tense summer battle with Chelsea, with both clubs also reportedly making bids for Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia.
Liverpool’s current transfer record is the £75m capture of Virgil van Dijk from Southampton in 2017.
