Moises Caicedo, a midfielder, only wants to sign with Chelsea despite Liverpool and Brighton agreeing to a record $ 139 million transfer fee.

In order to discuss personal matters and a medical examination on the afternoon of August 11, Caicedo and the support crew stayed in London rather than traveling to Liverpool. The 21-year-old midfielder simply wants to join Chelsea as initially intended, according to Sky Sports. Prior to that, Caicedo traveled to London and came to an individual deal with Chelsea.

According to The Guardian, Chelsea is getting ready to make a fresh offer to Brighton. Prior to it, Brighton had turned down the Stamford Bridge team’s offer of 127 million USD, then accepted 139 million USD from Liverpool. Caicedo will become the most expensive player in English football history if the trade is successful. Declan Rice was purchased by Arsenal from West Ham in July for a record-breaking $137 million.

On August 11 in the late afternoon, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp announced, “I can confirm the team has reached an agreement with Brighton.” We want the player’s consent, not just a deal between two clubs, of course. Resources are scarce for us.Romeo Lavia, a midfielder for Southampton, was first thought to be Liverpool’s top target. Three offers—the most recent being $58 million—were made by the Merseyside franchise for the Belgian midfielder but were turned down.

The Athletic reported on August 9 that Chelsea stepped up to capture Lavia and made an offer of $ 61 million with additional fees, which was nearly as much as Southampton requested—$63 million.This might be one of the factors that led Liverpool to use Caicedo and “break” Chelsea in this transaction. According to Sky Sports, Liverpool is quite fond of Caicedo and believes that the likelihood of them getting him is not great, but they still want to try even if it doesn’t work out.

Caicedo has always stated that he wants to go with Brighton. The 21-year-old midfielder emptied his locker at the Amex Stadium five days ago and never came back. Despite allegedly promising Caicedo a transfer to Chelsea, Brighton wants at least $127 million in transfer costs.Caicedo subsequently traveled to London to postpone finalizing his Chelsea move. Liverpool’s involvement, though, led to a change in the course of events.Caicedo will be Brighton’s second central midfielder to join Liverpool in the summer of 2023, should a personal agreement is struck.

Prior to it, the Anfield team paid $ 55 million to get world champion Alexis Mac Allister. These two will take the position of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho, two stalwarts who just departed Anfield to play football in Saudi Arabia.With the second-highest number of tackles and cuts in the league, Caicedo was the best defensive midfielder in the Premier League the previous season.

Other factors in the top 10 include gaining possession of the ball in the center of the field, his successful touches, and his effective passes. The international from Ecuador is viewed by Chelsea as a deserving replacement for N’Golo Kante in that role.