According to a source, Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion have reached a deal for Liverpool to pay a record-breaking £110 million for Moises Caicedo.

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According to The Athletic, Liverpool and the Ecuadorian are close to agreeing on personal terms, therefore the midfielder might fly to Merseyside for a medical on Friday.

Romano, a transfer specialist, added: “Brighton are poised to accept Liverpool’s official offer for Moisés Caicedo, which they filed tonight.

With a bid of up to £110 million, #LFC is poised to break the English transfer record.

If all goes well, Moisés Caicedo will join Liverpool on Friday.

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As reported by Telegraph Sport on Thursday, Liverpool launched a late proposal for Caicedo, outbidding Chelsea, who had held the lead for the midfielder throughout the summer.

The 21-year-old’s most recent bid from Chelsea is rumored to have been in the area of £100 million.

The new circumstance is anticipated to exacerbate Mauricio Pochettino’s growing midfield headache. Since January, Jorginho, Mason Mount, Mateo Kovacic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and N’Golo Kante have all departed the team.

Caicedo had been vocal about his plans to relocate to Stamford Bridge for weeks.

Caicedo has been a target for Liverpool for several months, according to a Telegraph Sport article from earlier this year.

The deal would break Liverpool’s transfer record, which was the £75 million it paid for Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk in 2018.

As part of Jurgen Klopp’s overhaul of the midfield, Caicedo would become Brighton’s second player to join Liverpool this summer, after Alexis MacAllister.

Caicedo’s interest has been expressed by Bayern Munich, who intends to compete with Chelsea and Liverpool for his services.

After deciding to compete with Liverpool for Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia, Chelsea entered the race for Caicedo. According to sources, Chelsea’s £48 million bid for Lavia, which was made on Wednesday night, may have something to do with the ongoing Caicedo signing competition.

Chelsea is reportedly close to acquiring Tyler Adams from Leeds United in a deal worth about £20 million, in addition to their chase of Caicedo. The club’s continued interest in Caicedo has nothing to do with the decision to sign Adams because they want to sign both players this month.

During this time, Liverpool is in desperate need of midfield reinforcements following the summer departures of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho to Saudi Arabian clubs.

The competition for Caicedo and Lavia is made more interesting by the fact that Chelsea plays Liverpool in their first Premier League match of the season this weekend.