What Moises Caicedo told Chelsea players as 'secret text' revealed amid Liverpool transfer chaos
Liverpool have been dealt a major blow to their hopes of signing Moises Caicedo. The 21-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Chelsea this summer as Mauricio Pochettino looks to bolster his midfield, but Jurgen Klopp seems intent on hijacking the deal.
football.london understands that the Blues remain confident they can still sign Caicedo despite the Reds agreeing a £110million deal with Brighton. It's believed that the Ecuador international hasn't agreed personal terms with Liverpool yet despite the Merseyside outfit preparing for his arrival at the AXA Training Centre.
While Chelsea are yet to send the Seagulls an improved offer, they intend to do so, with Caicedo's heart set on a move to Stamford Bridge. Earlier this summer, he voiced his desire to join the west Londoners, describing the club as a 'very big, historic, beautiful team.
In fact, the Ecuadorian is so eager to begin working under Pochettino that he's reportedly reached out to several high-profile Blues players. According to TheSecretScout, Caicedo has told a number of Chelsea stars: «I will see you soon.»
Speaking to the press on Friday ahead of Chelsea's clash with Liverpool, Klopp confirmed that Liverpool agreed a deal with Brighton for Caicedo. The Reds boss said: «We want the player and not any kind of agreement.
»What did change is we are a club, we don't have endless resources. We didn't expect a couple of things to happen this summer; [Jordan Henderson, Fabinho] — stuff like this. We gave it a go and we will see. I've told you now what I know."
If Chelsea manage to beat Liverpool to Caicedo then Gary Neville fears it could be the beginning of the end for Klopp at Anfield. Speaking on The Overlap , the former Manchester United defender said: «I
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