Chelsea don't appear to be satisfied with just making one big-money signing in January with the Blues' transfer move for Benfica star Enzo Fernandez at an 'advanced stage'. After moving swiftly following the conclusion of the World Cup, Fernandez looks set to be a Chelsea player before the end of the window after his impressive performances in Qatar for Argentina.
As first revealed by Felix Johnston Chelsea and Benfica agreed the exact structure of the transfer for Fernandez on Monday. €130million (£114million) could be paid to the Portuguese club in total with €120million (£105.9m) arriving across three equal instalments, with the remaining €10million (£8.8million) available as performance-related add-ons.
If the deal is completed, it would break the transfer record for a Premier League arrival, but Todd Boehly does not appear to be content in agreeing just one major midfield deal.
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Unsurprisingly, after poaching Graham Potter and Marc Cucurella, as well as having a strong interest in Leandro Trossard, more Brighton stars in Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo have deservedly caught the attention of many Premier League clubs, including Chelsea.
Liverpool are also keeping a close eye, particularly on Caicedo, with it becoming clearer with each passing game that Liverpool are in desperate need of a new midfielder. Their priority may be Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham, but Caicedo is certainly a good alternative and a move to Merseyside in the summer is certainly plausible.
However, they could be pipped to the move by Chelsea, with a new report suggesting that even with Fernandez looking likely to arrive in west London in the winter window, Caicedo could also join this month.
In his column for Si & Dan Talk Chelsea, Ben Jacobs writes: “Along with Enzo Fernandez, multiple sources tell me Moises Caicedo is very much on Chelsea’s radar in 2023.
“Brighton CEO Paul Barber doesn’t want to lose Caicedo (or Alexis Mac Allister) mid-season, but that doesn’t mean Chelsea won’t try.”
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