Breaking News - Chelsea Haven't Given up Despite Liverpool Agreeing a Record £111m Plus Add-Ons Caicedo Fee

 BREAKING NEWS - Chelsea haven't given up despite Liverpool agreeing a record £111m plus add-ons Caicedo fee

The fee is understood to be worth £111m, with Moises Caicedo set to travel to Liverpool on Friday for a medical; there will also be a sell-on clause included in the deal; Brighton signed Caicedo for £4.5m from Independiente del Valle in 2021

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We look back at Moises Caicedo’s best moments in a Brighton shirt as the all-action midfielder is set to travel to Liverpool for a medical

Liverpool have agreed a British-record transfer fee with Brighton for midfielder Moises Caicedo - but Chelsea remain hopeful of doing a deal of their own.

The fee is understood to be worth £111m. There will also be a sell-on clause included in the deal.

However, although Caicedo was expected to travel to Liverpool for a medical on Friday he remains in London.

Chelsea, who have been pursuing Caicedo all summer, haven't given up hope of bringing the Ecuador international to Stamford Bridge, although they are yet to offer a new improved bid. It is understood Chelsea were prepared to go to £100m on Thursday for the player.

Brighton set a deadline for midnight on Thursday for bids to come in - and provided their valuation was met, they would go with the highest bidder.

Liverpool formally submitted their proposal late on Thursday night after Caicedo indicated his willingness to move to Anfield.

"The fee with the club is agreed," confirmed Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp in his Friday press conference. "We will see what that means. We aren't a club with endless resources and we didn't expect a couple of things to happen this summer. Then it happened."

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As reported by Sky Sports News, Liverpool were locked in discussions with Brighton to ascertain all the financial parameters of doing a deal in case Chelsea couldn't or wouldn't reach an agreement.

Liverpool were informed just after midnight that they were indeed the highest bidders. Personal terms with Caicedo have been agreed and planning for all the formalities of a transfer are now in motion.

Brighton signed Caicedo for £4.5m from Independiente del Valle in 2021. Bayern Munich were also interested in signing him, indicating they would pay £90m.

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'Chelsea haven't thrown in the towel - but it'll take a lot to sway the deal'

Sky Sports News' Senior Reporter Melissa Reddy:

"Nothing has changed as far as Brighton are concerned regarding Moises Caicedo. Their deadline was set, they accepted Liverpool's British record offer of £111m. They do not want to negotiate further.

"Chelsea haven't thrown in the towel - offering the player improved personal terms - but it would take a lot for them to sway a deal this late.

"They would need Caicedo to be obstructive and insist he only wants the move to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea would also need to convince Brighton to renege on the deadline and eclipse Liverpool's offer having missed it.

"Brighton made it clear to both clubs and the midfielder that they wanted a speedy resolution to prevent disruption to the start of their season."

Uncertainty in Liverpool amid potential Caicedo 'loyalty' to Chelsea interest

Sky Sports News' Vinny O'Connor:

"All Liverpool have confirmed so far is that they have an agreement over the fee with Brighton. But when we arrived her this morning, sources were telling us the fear Liverpool had was that Chelsea could come back in and this deal was far from a slam dunk.

"The concern they had centred around the feelings of the player and his representatives. The impression we get is that the feeling amongst them is that Chelsea have been the only show in town throughout this whole pre-season, the fact they were the ones showing the interest. And maybe there's a bit of loyalty as regards that and why we hear now that Caicedo is having second thoughts over a potential move to Liverpool.

"As it stands Liverpool are the only club to have had a bid officially accepted by Brighton and that is why we said earlier Liverpool are still in pole position to sign Moises Caicedo. The expectation was he was he was due to arrive on Merseyside at some point today [Friday] for a medical - albeit Liverpool were telling us no medical was booked.

"When we spoke to Jurgen Klopp there was maybe an indication there's still a bit of a way to go on this, all he could confirm Liverpool had an agreement with Brighton."

Analysis: Brighton's business model pays off again as Reds complete midfield rebuild

Sky Sports' Peter Smith:

"Brighton had been insistent all summer that they wanted Moises Caicedo to stay - but the offer from Liverpool was too good to turn down for a player they paid just £4.5m for in 2021. That's some profit. And another example of great transfer business from the south coast club, following big gains they've made from players such as Alexis Mac Allister and Marc Cucurella.

The fact the Seagulls are still expected to go on and have a big season, playing entertaining football under Roberto De Zerbi, is a testament to their successful business model and how well-run they are.

"As for Liverpool, their transfer budget was massively boosted by the unexpected sales of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho to Saudi Pro League clubs for over £50m this summer. That allowed them to splash out on Caicedo - for a fee more than double what they were prepared to pay for Southampton's Romeo Lavia.

"At 21, Caicedo is a player with years at the top of world football ahead of him. He ranked second for tackles and interceptions last season in the Premier League, showing he is already a leading defensive midfielder in the competition. And it is a deal that completes Liverpool's midfield rebuild.

Moises Caicedo is influential on and off the ball for Brighton

Moises Caicedo is influential on and off the ball for Brighton

"The centre of the park was a major problem area for the Reds last season, but with Dominik Szoboszlai, Mac Allister and Caicedo coming in and Trent Alexander-Arnold stepping out from right-back into his new hybrid role, Jurgen Klopp will have an exciting, youthful midfield to go into the new campaign with."

Analysis: From tearful teen to in-demand star

In the wake of his country's World Cup exit last year, when other players were jetting off to high-end holiday resorts, Moises Caicedo was back in Santo Domingo, Ecuador, playing in a local tournament on the same dusty pitch he used as a boy.

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Sky Sports' Nick Wright and Ron Walker take a deep dive into the story of Moises Caicedo and look at how the Chelsea and Liverpool target became one of the Premier League's most exciting young players

In footage that went viral in the country, Caicedo, a rising star in the Premier League who had just become Ecuador's youngest scorer at a World Cup, can be seen finding the net again, only this time as a ringer for Caicedos FC, a team made up of extended family members.

His goal, slotted in at the near post in ramshackle surroundings, helped Caicedos FC win the tournament and was celebrated with a leap, a fist pump, and a gesture of recognition to the few hundred spectators sitting or leaning on fences around the pitch.

"This is Moises," Miguel Angel Ramirez, Caicedo's former coach at his boyhood club Independiente del Valle, tells Sky Sports with a smile. "Going back to his village, to his family, his friends, playing football, helping everyone there. He doesn't forget his people..."

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