Mauricio Pochettino has the ideal Chelsea midfielder already, and Moises Caicedo transfer negotiations are ongoing.

Chelsea are still in talks with Brighton over a deal to sign Moises Caicedo this summer, but Mauricio Pochettino already has someone he could call his ‘perfect midfielder’.

Chelsea are set to resume talks with Brighton & Hove Albion over a potential transfer of midfielder Moises Caicedo this summer.

The 21-year-old is considered the Blues’ most important signing in central midfield and the club have been pushing for his signature in recent weeks.

Since Chelsea dropped Manuel Ugarte, they have remained firmly focused on Caicedo despite rival interest from Arsenal and Manchester United.

However, Chelsea are favorites to sign the Ecuador international, who has four years left on his contract at the Amex Stadium.

football.london understand that Chelsea and Caicedo have already verbally agreed on personal terms that he would join Stamford Bridge for big money, but the problem at the moment is that the Blues and Brighton are yet to agree on a fee transfers received. The two clubs are negotiating a deal with Chelsea unwilling to pay Brighton’s £80million asking price.

However, the Blues may be looking for a solution where they don’t pay an £80million collection fee, but instead split it via surcharges and installments.

It’s a method they used on Enzo Fernandez. Chelsea signed world champions Argentina in the January transfer window for a club-record transfer fee of £106million, but the fee will be paid in six instalments, according to football.london. This helps with Financial Fair Play and also helps the Blues with their transfer budget for any given window.

In Fernandez, Chelsea have midfield talent that is arguably already world-class and has plenty of time to become an even better player at 22. In his few months at Stamford Bridge, it took him almost no time to adjust to a different culture and a more physically active league.

The Argentina international played both as a No.6 and as a box-to-box midfielder, with someone else playing behind him in the deepest midfield position. He was successful in both areas. Going forward, he tries to set things in motion and, sitting down, he sets the pace of the game.

Mauricio Pochettino, his fellow Argentine, officially takes up his new role as Chelsea head coach this weekend and will be eager to work with Fernandez.

Indeed, Pochettino’s description of his ‘perfect midfielder’, which he used to describe Harry Winks when the pair worked together at Tottenham, is perfect when it comes to Fernandez.

“For me, he’s the perfect midfielder who can play box-to-box and acts as a defensive midfielder,” Pochettino told Winks in 2017. “He has the quality and ability to play and capitalize on the demands of the game.”and read it.

“He’s so smart and we’re so happy he’s better now because he brings qualities to the team that we don’t have.” He is completely different from our other midfielders like [Victor] Wanyama, Eric Dier, Mousa Dembele and Moussa Sissoko.

“He can add qualities to the team that are completely different. He’s one of the options we have and we celebrate that because the opportunity to have him in the team gives us more quality and more value. opportunities to play in a different way.”

Chelsea are scrambling to find the perfect partner for Enzo in time for next season. Mateo Kovacic has now left the club and the Croatian completed a £25m move to Manchester City on Tuesday night. N’Golo Kante also recently left Chelsea, with the Frenchman joining Saudi Arabia on a free transfer once his contract expires.

Meanwhile, fellow midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek is also expected to leave. The 27-year-old has agreed a deal with AC Milan, Chelsea are expected to fetch around £18million for the midfielder’s signing.
Conor Gallagher’s future also remains uncertain.

The England international is attracting a lot of interest from other parts of the Premier League and if Chelsea get the right offer, don’t expect the club to stand in the way of Gallagher.

Talks have taken place with Southampton over a deal to sign Romeo Lavia. However, things have become quite calm over the past week, with Chelsea keeping their focus firmly on Caicedo. However, given the massive exodus of players in this position, the club have the option of signing both midfielders.