{"id":626503,"date":"2023-08-13T09:15:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T13:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626503"},"modified":"2023-08-13T18:02:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T22:02:55","slug":"moises-caicedo-pushing-to-join-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/13\/moises-caicedo-pushing-to-join-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Monster\u2019 Player Has Now Told His Club to Sell Him to Chelsea &#8211; Personal Terms Have Been Agreed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1690146798348722176?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has given an exciting update on Chelsea&#8217;s pursuit of Moises Caicedo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/chelsea&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;350&#8243; rows=&#8221;25&#8243; style=&#8221;fraction&#8221; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Moises Caicedo Pushing for Chelsea Transfer<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Crucial, final day ahead. Caicedo also tonight has been clear with Brighton as he was with Liverpool around lunch time: he wants to be sold to Chelsea. \ud83d\udd35\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8<\/p>\n<p>Official bid to follow, won\u2019t be less than \u00a3110m. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZI3vVS3QDx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZI3vVS3QDx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1690146798348722176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Did Caicedo Tell Brighton?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano claims that Caicedo has been quite stern with his message to Brighton and has told them he wants to join Chelsea immediately after being involved in an ongoing battle for his signature between the London side and Liverpool.<\/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\/08\/11\/dusan-vlahovic-romelu-lukaku-juventus-chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romelu Lukaku Likely to Leave Chelsea<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s added that Pochettino&#8217;s side are expected to make a new bid to sign the 21-year-old and that it will not be less than \u00a3110 million. This comes after it was\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2023\/aug\/11\/liverpool-chelsea-moises-caicedo-brighton\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that Liverpool had a bid of \u00a3110 million accepted by the Seagulls, only for the young midfielder to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2023\/08\/11\/moises-caicedo-does-not-want-join-chelsea-liverpool-new-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reject them<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0as he&#8217;s keen on a move to Stamford Bridge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Caicedo refused to travel to Liverpool for his medicals and turned them down even after Jurgen Klopp\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/av\/football\/66463525\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">confirmed the agreement<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to sign him. Romano claims that the Blues remain confident of their chances to get this deal done quickly so that the 21-year-old can join up with their squad soon, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/chelsea-fc\/transfer-news\/chelsea-rayan-cherki-moises-caicedo-27307547\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">personal terms already agreed<\/a> between Chelsea and the Ecuadorian international<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Else Are Chelsea Working On?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As they aim to get the Caicedo deal over the line, the Blues are also working on other deals. They are reported to be stepping up their\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/transfer-paper-talk\/12709\/12938341\/chelsea-set-to-step-up-interest-in-crystal-palace-winger-michael-olise-paper-talk#:~:text=Chelsea%20are%20set%20to%20step,is%20a%20target%20for%20Brighton.&amp;text=THE%20SUN-,Lucas%20Paqueta%20has%20reportedly%20agreed%20a%20long,contract%20to%20join%20Manchester%20City.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">interest to sign Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to add more depth to their attack after the unfortunate injury to Christopher Nkunku.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea goalkeeper\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1690401223168380928?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kepa Arrizabalaga looks set to join Real Madrid<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0after the London side signed Robert Sanchez from Brighton.<\/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\/08\/10\/leicester-city-cesare-casadei\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Leicester City Agree Loan Move for Chelsea Midfielder Cesare Casadei<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Caicedo, who has been hailed as\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3cbPerformance\/status\/1647256427549925379?s=20%7D\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a &#8220;monster&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for his playing style, can be a perfect fit for Chelsea. The 21-year-old is an ideal successor to the departed N&#8217;Golo Kante and possesses a similar playing style as him. Indeed, the Ecuadorian is a highly-energetic midfielder who loves to press opponents swiftly and thrives in winning back the ball in vital areas, before moving it forward swiftly. His arrival could free Enzo Fernandez to play a more advanced role in helping create chances or find empty spaces for their forwards to pounce on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/azfLwc\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom on Flickr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano\u00a0has given an exciting update on Chelsea&#8217;s pursuit of Moises Caicedo. 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Caicedo also tonight has been clear with Brighton as he was with Liverpool around lunch time: he wants to be sold to Chelsea. \ud83d\udd35\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8 Official bid to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4218,"featured_media":625126,"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":[3,1265,11,7188],"tags":[8611,7475],"class_list":["post-626503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-brighton-and-hove-albion","category-chelsea","category-rumours","tag-chelsea-transfer-rumours","tag-moises-caicedo"],"modified_by":"Joseph Howes, Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626503","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\/4218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}