EXCL: Caicedo medical TODAY - How much Chelsea paid and details of deal, Lavia future to be concluded this week, Ziyech to Saudi, No substance in Lukaku to Spurs, and much more...
The Ben Jacobs Chelsea column!
Moises Caicedo is set to join Chelsea after a £100+15m package was agreed with Brighton. The Ecuadorian midfielder will undergo his medical today (Monday) and sign an 8+1-year deal.
Caicedo will become a British transfer record signing since about half the add-ons are understood to be quite easily gettable. Chelsea argue they’ll end up paying something similar to the Enzo fee (£107m) and no more than Liverpool offered, although Brighton sources maintain they’ll get the whole lot if Chelsea qualify for Europe since all the rest of the add-ons are appearance based.
The Caicedo saga was crazy. Liverpool fought until the end having tabled a surprise £111m offer, which not only helped get Brighton an incredible price, but forced Chelsea to go above their original limit. Remember Chelsea’s first offer this summer was £60m, so £115m is a big jump up from that.
