Moises Caicedo: Chelsea sign midfielder for record 拢115m fee

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Image caption, Caicedo joined Brighton from Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle in 2021

Chelsea have signed Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo for a British record fee of 拢115m.

It's most expensive British transfer of all time, with a new record having already been set earlier this year - also by Chelsea.

That signing was the 拢107m purchase of Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez in January.

Chelsea have been after the player for a while, having made several bids to sign him already this summer.

These were rejected by Brighton who had set a fee in excess of 拢100m - a sum they felt no-one could reach.

Arsenal had also seen multiple offers turned down while Liverpool had agreed a 拢111m deal for the 21-year-old Ecuador player on Friday.

But it seems like Caicedo would rather go to Chelsea.

Caicedo will be Chelsea's eighth signing of the summer, following Axel Disasi, Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson, Lesley Ugochukwu, Angelo Gabriel, Robert Sanchez and Diego Moreira.