Liverpool are expected to submit a mammoth ‘formal bid’ for Chelsea target and Brighton ace, Moises Caicedo, though why a second midfield deal is off has been revealed.
With the new season fast approaching, Liverpool are still without an established holding midfielder within their ranks.
Three separate bids for Romeo Lavia have been tabled. The latest was worth £45m and the Reds are reportedly finding it difficult to justify paying Southampton’s £50m price tag given the player’s relative lack of experience
Chelsea thundered in with an offer of their own worth £48m, while the two English giants are also converging over Moises Caicedo.
Indeed, the Blues have bid no fewer than four times for the Ecuador ace, with the biggest an £80m offering.
Brighton have been emboldened to hold out for a nine-figure sum after seeing Arsenal pay £105m for Declan Rice. Caicedo is three years younger than Rice and no less accomplished in the engine room.
bidding war would aid Brighton’s cause and Sky Sports claimed Bayern Munich had entered the race for Caicedo.
However, according to the Evening Standard’s Nizaar Kinsella, Bayern have not made contact with Brighton. What’s more, they simply do not have the funds to sign both Harry Kane and Caicedo and the Tottenham striker is their priority.
As such, the battle for Caicedo is between Liverpool and Chelsea after news broke on Thursday morning of Liverpool making contact with Brighton.
