John W. Henry, owner of Liverpool, flies in to meet with Chelsea despite anger over the Moises Caicedo move.

Led by principal owner John W Henry, members of Fenway Sports Group flew to London to attend the club’s opening match at Stamford Bridge

There could be a chilling atmosphere in the Chelsea boardroom on Sunday afternoon due to Moises Caicedo’s transfer battle with owners Liverpool in the city.

Members of the Fenway Sports Group flew to London under the direction of principal owner John W. Henry to watch the club’s opening match at Stamford Bridge.

They left the United States in the belief that a record UK bid of £110m would secure the services of Brighton midfield defender Caicedo.

But they would now lose the Ecuador international side with Chelsea owner Todd Boehly eyeing Liverpool with a £115m offer believing the player would rather move to King’s Road.

And for the record, Boehly is also poised to outwit Liverpool for another transfer target, Southampton’s Romeo Lavia. It left John W. Henry and the rest of the Anfield board frustrated and dissatisfied with the way Caicedo’s transfer business with Brighton was handled.

They felt they had a good working relationship with the south coast club after signing Argentina’s World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister and seeing James Milner move in the opposite direction.

Brighton had set a deadline for any offer with Liverpool arriving just before the close, and one that was accepted by the Seagulls.

But knowing Caicedo would prefer to join them, Chelsea have since signaled their willingness to offer £115m for the player in addition to a £55m offer for Saints star Lavia.

It means the atmosphere in the Stamford Bridge boardroom and boardroom could be tense when the American owners of both clubs come face to face. The Liverpool home shirt for the 2023/2024 season pays tribute to Bill Shankly and the legendary Reds manager’s final season at Anfield. The Nike jersey features a bright red design with a bold white contrast on the color and cuffs.

Henry’s last appearance at a Liverpool game was in April when the Reds beat West Ham 2-1 at the London Stadium thanks to goals from Cody Gakpo and Joel Matip.

Whatever happens to pursuers Caicedo and Lavia, there will certainly be talks between Jurgen Klopp and FSG, with the German aware of the lack of players in the Reds’ midfield at the start of the season following the departures of Milner and Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Naby. Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai have arrived, but the defensive midfield position remains a priority no matter what happens to young Caicedo and Lavia.