Former Brighton star Moisés Caicedo is joining Chelsea after the English Premier League clubs agreed Monday on a British record transfer fee, including add-ons, of 115 million pounds ($146 million) for the 21-year-old midfielder.
Chelsea had sought to reinforce its midfield this summer after the departures of N’Golo Kanté, Mason Mount, Mateo Kovacic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek since the end of last season. Caicedo had been its top target, and the team was considered a front-runner for his services until Brighton agreed to a bid from Liverpool on Thursday.
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On Friday, Caicedo told both clubs involved in the tentative deal that he preferred to play for Chelsea, which had submitted multiple offers for the Ecuador star earlier this summer.