Liverpool fans send Chelsea ‘karma’ message after Michael Olise u-turn
Liverpool and Chelsea drew on opening weekend of the Premier League season and have had battles off the pitch too this summer.
After hijacking two of Liverpool’s summer deals, Chelsea have today experienced a transfer setback of their own.
The Reds will require no reminding of how sagas involving Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia have ended, the former having already signed for Chelsea and the latter looking likely to soon follow suit.
Reports in recent days had suggested the Londoners were closing in on yet another midfield signing – this time in the form of Michael Olise from Crystal Palace – but a dramatic twist to this pursuit has unfolded.
Palace this afternoon the highly-rated 21-year-old has penned a new four-year deal with the Eagles, snubbing a move to Stamford Bridge in the process.
This comes after days of discussions on social media relating to Chelsea’s pulling power in comparison to Liverpool, something Reds supporters were quick to refer back to after learning of Olise’s commitment to his current employers.
Listed below are a selection of reactions from Liverpool fans on Twitter, who some taking delight in Chelsea suffering misfortune in the market after hijacking the Reds’ £110m move for Caicedo.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are at last closing in on a midfielder, with Stuttgart’s Wataru Endo believed to be in the process of undergoing a medical on Merseyside.
