CHELSEA have agreed a British transfer record £115million deal for the signing of Moises Caicedo from Brighton.
The £115m fee eclipses the previous £107m record Chelsea paid Benfica for Enzo Fernandez in January.
Caicedo snubbed interest from Liverpool after they agreed a £111m fee with Brighton last week.
But Caicedo rejected a move to Anfield as he has had his heart set on a move to Chelsea from the beginning of the window.
According to Fabrizio Romano, there is also a sell-on clause included for Brighton as well as the historic £115m fee.
It is added that medical tests have been booked with Chelsea pipping Liverpool to the deal, following their 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
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The Athletic say an eight-year contract has been agreed with the option of a ninth with medicals booked for tomorrow and an official announcement to follow right after.
Brighton will make an incredible profit on Caicedo having signed him for just £4.5m from Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle in 2021.
He was one of the standout midfielders in the Premier League last season, making 37 league appearances for the Seagulls as they finished 6th in the Premier League.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had confirmed that a deal had been agreed to bring the star to Anfield.
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But a deal started to stall as it was claimed that Caicedo was having second thoughts about the move.
And as revealed by SunSport, the South American rejected the deal as he had his heart set on moving to Chelsea.
Chelsea desperately need new midfielders following the exits of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount and N’Golo Kante this summer.
And Caicedo now looks to be Fernandez’s new midfield partner with Southampton’s Romeo Lavia also close to a Chelsea move.
Liverpool were in for Lavia too and after losing Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita, they are short in midfield.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
