Friday turned into a hell of a day for Liverpool and Chelsea football clubs, and even as it draws to a close, there’s still no resolution to the Moises Caicedo drama.
It had been thought for some while that the midfielder would be signing for Chelsea, albeit the Blues hadn’t matched Brighton and Hove Albion’s valuation of their player.
Out of the blue late on Thursday night, the Reds came forth with what would’ve been a British record deal of £110m, accepted by the Seagulls but, importantly, turned down by the player.
EXCLUSIVE: Moisés Caicedo has just informed Liverpool that he only wants to join Chelsea! ???? #CFC
Caicedo has decided to keep his word and only accept Chelsea as personal terms were agreed since end of May.
Chelsea, set to bid again in order to get deal done with Brighton. pic.twitter.com/HI3geVVq9Z
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 11, 2023
Without Caicedo’s express agreement, very simply, it isn’t worth Liverpool negotiating with his representatives.
However, Chelsea apparently still haven’t provided a payment structure for the deal that Brighton are happy with, and that means that, as of this moment, despite the player’s clear preference, and according to This is Anfield, Liverpool remain in the driving seat as the only team to not only have met the valuation, but also to have an agreement in place on the payment structure.
It’s a tug-of-war that could, theoretically, continue for some while yet, and Brighton know that they hold all the aces.
From the player’s point of view he’s making a rod for his own back, and if he were able to put pen to paper on a deal with the Blues quickly, he might even be able to play in their first game of the season… against Liverpool.
“If he were able to put pen to paper on a deal with the Blues quickly, he might even be able to play in their first game of the season… against Liverpool.” You just published this on Friday night. Do you understand anything regarding registration rules? I mean even the basics?
klopp and co shld be serious when planning their bussiness…they seem not knowing what they really want…the league has just started today…but to my surprise they are not ready…they shld know that no quality player is cheap these days..gone are the days for negotiations
Its not negotiations. Those are already done. The team (Brighton) have accepted all the terms and valuations for him. Its the player thqt is throwing a wrench in the works. Liverpool dont normally do business like this. They are fast and efficient when they chase a player. Obviously because Caicedo is uncertain what to do, its holding everything up. The funds are there on LFC’s side.
And You are such an EXPERT in Negotiations?????
What are you talking about ?. Liverpool are the only team toput in a bid.
What if Caicedo had gone with Liverpool’s bid, it will be Chelsea having the blues now, the tried to retaliate when they heard Chelsea went to their prime target Lavia, things could have turned out different for any one of them
How can a club spend $100M for a player who is not willing to play for it?
I said it before on this platform, Klopp has always been a master at turning mediocre players into great players, walk away from these deals and Jorge must find us 35m players either in South America or France, the must be some gems there about.
i agree, and even sent email to liverpool official site, maybe thousand emails from other fans. really curious how the transfer policy of reds, even smaller teams have better scouts whom can spot talents with cheap price.
Like who? Really…name one that went from average to amazing under Jürgen.
Andy Robertson
Maybe Michael Edwards should be brought back to the team, to come and assist with the rebuilt.
Caicedo wants to sign for Chelsea not us, end of! We’re not in the driving seat for anything, who wants to force a player to be somewhere he doesn’t want to be?
Get over it and move on, plenty more quality fish in the sea
I don’t know whether to blame klopp or FSG on this.
If Moises doesn’t want to come to Anfield, then klopp should splash the cash for Romeo Lavia already. No time anymore. We even need two midfielders and a CB before the transfer window closes.
We better walk away n find other prayers in de market of football! Look Chelsea owners r like a polymagers men look at de players there going after there mostly praying same position ‘s at de end of de day there same players of b soon surplus to requirement players also should b careful wen joining club don’t always listen to yo agents o manager’s there putting yo carrier at stake
To my opinion I need FSG to withdraw from signing caicedo even if Chelsea don’t come back to bid for the player and even if the player himself try to change his mind later due to Chelsea’s failure to sign him. Because this player can bring bad luck with Liverpool, believe me or not. So my advice is that FSG should go for Lavia or any other player who have soul for our club. The author is a South Sudanese and a true fan the reds.
Andy Robertson..
A payback period for Chelsea. They always like to disrupt Liverpool transfer proposal. They can now have the cociedo for #110m. Liverpool will have Lavia for #50m period.