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Moises Caicedo ‘SNUBS Premier League record £111m Liverpool transfer because he only wants dream Chelsea move’
MOISES CAICEDO has SNUBBED a move to Liverpool as he only wants to join Chelsea.
The Reds had agreed a fee of £110million for the Ecuadorian midfielder, but he has since said no to the move, according to .
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Earlier today, Manager Jurgen Klopp had confirmed that a deal had been agreed to bring the midfielder to Anfield for a record Premier League transfer fee.
But a deal started to stall as it was claimed that Caicedo was having second thoughts about the move.
Now, the Ecuadorian international has rejected the deal as Romano claims the midfielder "only wants to join Chelsea".
He has also suggested that the Blues are set to bid again in order to complete a deal with Brighton.
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Chelsea had been negotiating with the Seagulls over a move for Caicedo since the start of the transfer window but had failed to agree on a deal.
The Blues then appeared to move on to Southampton star Roméo Lavia as they outbid Liverpool for him, leading the Reds to move for Caicedo.
However, The Guardian has now claimed that the Blues are prepared to raise their offer of £100m to beat Liverpool to his signature.
Brighton had set a deadline for Thursday evening in which they said they would accept the highest offer on the table.
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The report suggests that the 21-year-old is currently in London with his representative.
When asked about the potential deal for Caicedo, new Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino said: "I never talk about players that don't belong to us. I am respectful.
"We are working really hard to try and add more players to the squad, we want to add quality."
Chelsea desperately need new midfielders following the exits of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount and N'Golo Kante this summer.
The Reds also need reinforcements to the midfield, having lost James Milner, Fabinho, Naby Keita and Jordan Henderson, while only signing Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.
Chelsea are thought to have identified PSG's Marco Veratti as an alternative should they miss out on the Caicedo.
To add more spice to the competition between the two clubs for Caicedo, they both face each other for their opening games of the Premier League at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
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