Chelsea to sign Moises Caicedo for eight-year contract as Blues beat Liverpool to £115m record transfer

Chelsea have won the race to sign Brighton and Ecuadorian midfielder Moises Caicedo in a British record £115 million ($146m) transfer.

WHAT HAPPENED? Caicedo’s transfer to the Blues is close to completion, according to The Athletic, with a deal agreed and a medical booked for Monday. Caicedo will sign for a staggering £115m fee, on a contract lasting eight years which includes an option for an additional ninth. It’s likely that the transfer will be announced following the medical.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: The news means that a transfer saga that has rolled on all summer is near to completion, and the Blues have come out on top. It was reported two days ago that Caicedo was dead set on heading to Stamford Bridge in spite of Liverpool’s £110m British record bid, and at long last it seems as though Chelsea have got their man.

AND WHAT’S MORE: A sell-on clause has also been agreed with Brighton, who acquired Caicedo in 2021 for just £4.5m, according to reports. That means they’re set to make a whopping profit in excess of £110m on the Ecuador international, and potentially further profit in the future, a glowing indication of the club’s widely-admired player recruitment and transfer strategy.

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