Chelsea have offered £100m for top target and could bid againLiverpool aim to tie up Brighton midfielder’s signing on Friday
Liverpool have agreed a £110m deal to buy Brighton’s Moisés Caicedo and are hoping to guard against any late hijack from Chelsea by swiftly concluding the signing of the midfielder.
Chelsea had been considered the frontrunners for Caicedo, their top target in their hunt for midfield reinforcements, and submitted a bid worth up to £100m on Thursday night. However they have been gazumped by Liverpool muscling in on the deal for the Ecuador international. Liverpool are aiming to discuss personal terms with Caicedo and to complete the transfer on Friday after their higher bid was accepted.
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