Liverpool and Chelsea have both been linked with Moises Caicedo
Liverpool have reportedly agreed a British-record transfer fee with Premier League rivals Brighton to sign midfielder Moises Caicedo.
The fee is understood to be worth £110million, with Caicedo set to travel to Merseyside on Friday for a medical ahead of completing the big-money switch.
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.
And Sky Sports claims that Liverpool’s £110m was not matched, with nearest rivals Chelsea only prepared to pay £100m.
German giants Bayern Munich also indicated they would pay £90m, although their man focus is getting a deal done for Tottenham striker Harry Kane.
Brighton signed Caicedo for £4.5m from Independiente del Valle in 2021 so will make an incredible profit in the space of just two years.
The 21-year-old Ecuador international will join a midfield that has lost the likes of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho in recent weeks, while Jurgen Klopp also allowed James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to walk away on free transfers.
Caicedo to form new-look Liverpool midfield
Caicedo will become Liverpool’s new defensive midfielder, with former Seagulls teammate Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai allowed to play further forward in a completely revamped Reds engine room.
The final fee will surpass the previous British record of £105m, which Arsenal paid West Ham for Declan Rice earlier this summer.
It will also smash Liverpool’s record transfer when they signed Virgil van Dijk’s from Southampton for £75m in January 2018, although their purchase of Darwin Nunez could eventually rise to £85m.
The Reds open their Premier League campaign with a tough trip to Chelsea on Sunday.
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