{"id":624796,"date":"2023-06-28T14:52:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T18:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624796"},"modified":"2023-06-28T15:05:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T19:05:47","slug":"manchester-united-expected-approach-for-moises-caicedo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/28\/manchester-united-expected-approach-for-moises-caicedo\/","title":{"rendered":"Initial Contact Made: Manchester United Expected to Make Imminent Move for \u2018Sensational\u2019 Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsNews\/status\/1674079780482719751\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sky Sports<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Manchester United have made initial contact with Brighton &amp; Hove Albion this week over Ecuadorian midfielder Moises Caicedo.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Make Initial Contact for Moises Caicedo<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why are English Premier League Players So Expensive? - Declan Rice, Mason Mount and More\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Nzvu461AMs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Red Devils Set to Make Formal Approach for Caicedo<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The update from Sky Sports reveals that\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/24\/mason-mount-wants-manchester-united-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0have made initial contact with Brighton over Caicedo, and are expected to return and make a formal approach for the player described as &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EduardoHagn\/status\/1644709221550653440\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sensational<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.&#8221; The 21-year-old has been linked with a move to Chelsea this summer, with the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12243587\/Man-United-make-formal-approach-Moises-Caicedo-week.html#:~:text=Manchester%20United%20will%20reportedly%20step,and%20Declan%20Rice%20two%20targets.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mail Online<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0reporting that the Stamford Bridge club are favourite for the midfielder&#8217;s signature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/27\/manchester-united-back-out-david-de-gea-contract-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Perform U-Turn on Contract \u2013 Ten Hag Told Who Is the \u2018Ideal\u2019 Replacement<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The report from the Mail goes on to explain that Erik ten Hag wishes to upgrade his midfield this summer, with the club heavily linked with Mason Mount. The protracted transfer of the Englishman has involved the Red Devils having three bids rejected from Chelsea. Sky Sports reveal that Manchester United look set to make a formal approach for Caicedo, who Ten Hag is a fan of, according to the Mail Online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"J6yVnwqkTqtoPpFXJfFMgg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1492083437\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'J6yVnwqkTqtoPpFXJfFMgg',sig:'4L1rDsBjx-PjT9MZlziM8SU-6HIQQAkd5FiHsden06Y=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1492083437',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Qualities Caicedo Would Bring to Old Trafford<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Caicedo enjoyed an impressive campaign with Brighton last season, making 37 Premier League appearances, helping the club qualify for the Europa League. He was dominant throughout the season, which has seen him attract interest from Chelsea, Manchester United and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/arsenal-fc\/transfer-news\/arsenal-moises-caicedo-transfer-rice-27119303\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arsenal<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/25\/chelsea-target-diogo-costa\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Portuguese Journalist Shares Big News for Manchester United as Chelsea Ramp up Interest in Goalkeeper<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Caicedo shines as the deepest midfielder and is adept at making himself available to receive the ball. The Ecuadorian international reads the game exceptionally well, which often sees him breaking the play up. His vision is impressive, with him often being involved in decisive moves. The Brighton midfielder would be a welcome addition to the Old Trafford midfield and would form a formidable partnership with Casemiro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2mj4DL1\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Sky Sports, Manchester United have made initial contact with Brighton &amp; Hove Albion this week over Ecuadorian midfielder Moises Caicedo. Manchester United Make Initial Contact for Moises Caicedo Red Devils Set to Make Formal Approach for Caicedo The update from Sky Sports reveals that\u00a0Manchester United\u00a0have made initial contact with Brighton over Caicedo, and are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":624682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,8,11,3,7188],"tags":[7380,7475],"class_list":["post-624796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-arsenal","category-chelsea","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours","tag-moises-caicedo"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}