Chelsea spending £115m on a 'development player' in signing Caicedo, says Sutton
Moises Caicedo should have joined Liverpool over Chelsea and the Blues are spending a record British fee on a 'development player', says Chris Sutton.
Speaking on Mail Sport's brand new podcast, It's All Kicking Off, Sutton and Ian Ladyman reflected on the enormous £115million move from Brighton to west London, which is due to be announced in the coming days.
Caicedo had been a target for months but it seemed as though Liverpool were going to hijack the deal with a £111m offer. The transfer saga took another twist when the Ecuadorian rejected the Reds, allowing Todd Boehly to return with a higher offer to secure his man.
Ladyman was staggered by the exorbitant fee and suggested Roy Keane would be 'double in today's market'.
Against the backdrop of the transfer saga and Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, Sutton and Ladyman spoke about the hot topic.
Ian Ladyman: Chris, we have a new British transfer record in the offing. Chelsea have agreed to pay Brighton £115million for their central midfielder, Moises Caicedo. Is he worth that amount of money? £115m for a defensive midfielder. The football has gone crazy, hasn't it, really?
Chris Sutton: That's a lot of money for a player in that position. I suppose time will tell in terms of if in the next few seasons Chelsea win the Champions League in the Premier League, then you say he is worth the money, but I'm not so sure he is.
Ian Ladyman: Why has he chosen Chelsea over Liverpool, do you think?
Chris Sutton: I don't know, I don't get it. It must be because of the manager, Pochettino. I actually think that Liverpool, you know, you look at where they are at this moment in time, you compare them to Chelsea and their performances last season.
I think
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