Moises Caicedo faces an increasingly uncertain future at Brighton. Some big Premier League clubs are looking to secure his signature and Arsenal appear to have given Chelsea a huge boost in the race

Chelsea have been given a huge boost in the race to sign Moises Caicedo this summer and Mauricio Pochettino are keen to further strengthen their midfield options.

The 21-year-old star was heavily linked with a move to Arsenal in the previous transfer window, but Brighton blocked his exit.
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london understands Arsenal made two offers for the Ecuador international in January but both were quickly rejected. Then, in March, Caicedo signed a new long-term contract that would keep him at Amex Stadium until 2027.

At first it looked like his extension would rule out a move anytime soon, but that doesn’t seem to be the case as Chelsea are set to make a move in the coming weeks.

football.london understands that while West Londoners are interested in the Ecuadorian, they are hesitant that he is worth around £100m.

While Arsenal may have prioritized a Declan Rice move, the prospect of the Gunners reconsidering a deal for Caicedo has always been front and center for the Blues.

And when Manchester City came on for West Ham captain, Todd Boehly may have been a little nervous.

However, Chelsea kept their cool and their patience should pay off. According to the Times, the Gunners have pulled out of the race to sign Caicedo – but Manchester United have taken their place.

Whether West Londoners get their hands on the Brighton ace or not, he is sure to be in the showcase. Following Brighton’s loss to Aston Villa on the final day of the Premier League season, Roberto De Zerbi admitted Caicedo may have just played his last game for the club.

The Italian said: “I think this could be Alexis and Moises’ last game, I’m really sorry. They are two great people and two great players. We are ready.”

“We have to find other great players who can play without Alexis and Moises.

If you ask me about Caicedo and Mac Allister, I like them and they are two very big players and they can be part of a very big European team.”

“They can play in any competition and are ready to play for a big team and I hope for them that they can play in the best team in the world,” added the Italian. “We can do better for Brighton [without them] and get other good players through the transfer market.”

“Next year we will play in four competitions, the Premier League will certainly be more difficult for us and we have to be stronger than this year. At the moment we are not ready to play three games a week, but we let’s not engage in it.

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According to the released fixtures, Mohamed Salah will miss Liverpool’s matches against Chelsea and Arsenal.

Following Egypt’s qualification this week, Mohamed Salah will miss four Premier League games for Liverpool during the upcoming season due to his participation in the African Cup of Nations.

After the fixtures for the 2023–24 Premier League season were made public, Liverpool learned of their schedule for the year.

The Reds’ 2018-19 campaign begins with a challenging trip to Mauricio Pochettino’s revamped Chelsea, followed by a Saturday, August 19 home match against Bournemouth. The final August game is a challenging away contest against Newcastle.

However, Jurgen Klopp’s team’s toughest stretch of the season seems to start around the Christmas season, starting in mid-December with games against top-four rivals Manchester United, Arsenal, and Newcastle in a busy schedule. Their series of games will probably come to define their campaign.

The Reds will hope to have nearly their full roster for that stretch of games, but they are also prepared to lose star forward Mohamed Salah the month after that. At the African Cup of Nations, the Egypt will be represented by the Egyptian.

The competition will take place in Ivory Coast from January 13 through February 11, and, barring Egypt’s early elimination, Salah is likely to be unavailable for club selection for up to a month, which will be a blow to Klopp’s team.

Salah played a part in his country’s 2-1 victory over Guinea on Wednesday, ensuring Egypt’s qualification for the competition. With Malawi and Ethiopia failing to advance from the four-team group, it guarantees Egypt will finish first in their group.

Accordingly, Salah will be unavailable for Liverpool’s upcoming four Premier League games, both halves of the EFL Cup semifinal, if the Reds advance that far, and the FA Cup’s first round matches, all of which fall during this time.

Prior to missing two of the Reds’ most important games of the season, at home against Chelsea and away against Arsenal, the 31-year-old will miss the Reds’ away match against Bournemouth, the first Premier League game of the 2024 calendar year, where they lost 1-0 and Salah missed his penalty.

The three-game stretch produced just one point for Klopp’s team during the previous campaign, and Salah is also scheduled to miss the match against Burnley at Anfield in early February should Egypt advance to the next round of the African Cup of Nations.

Despite the team’s unsuccessful season, Salah is still Liverpool’s star player and scored 30 goals last year. The Egyptian scored 19 goals in the Premier League and started all but one of Klopp’s team’s league games.