Pochettino is frantically trying to sign this 21-year-old midfielder, but will Chelsea ultimately be unable to sign him?

For Moises Caicedo, who is Mauricio Pochettino’s top target, Chelsea are reportedly prepared to make an offer of at least £70 million, according to a report in the Standard.

The Brighton and Hove midfielder has openly acknowledged that it will be difficult to reject an offer from a team like Chelsea, and according to some sources, he has already agreed to personal terms with the Blues. The Blues appear to be unable to meet Brighton’s demands for a transfer at the moment, though.

There is a good chance that Brighton will reject this new offer as well, just as they did with Chelsea’s previous £60 million bid for the midfielder.

Brighton is refusing to pay Caicedo’s release clause of £100 million until his contract with the club expires in 2027. Rice and Moises Caidedo were the two most sought-after midfielders this summer, and now that the Hammers have sold Declan Rice to Arsenal for £105 million, Brighton is hoping to receive a similar price for their own midfielder.

Chelsea may miss out on Moises Caicedo, or they may be willing to spend £100 million.

Brighton turned down an offer from Arsenal in January that was in the neighborhood of £75 million, so there is no way they will accept this new offer from the Blues of £70 million and up.

The Seagulls will undoubtedly reject this approach as well, and if Chelsea is serious about acquiring Moises Caicedo, they will have to fork over between £90 and £95 million to do so.

The South American has only played one full season in the English top division, but in just 45 Premier League games, he has already attracted the attention of some of England’s biggest names.

Although Caicedo is keen to join Chelsea, the Blues will need to increase their financial offer if they are serious about acquiring the midfielder. Pochettino has told his management that he wants to bring the midfielder onto his team before the start of the preseason games. Although Chelsea’s representatives are in constant contact with Brighton, we don’t believe Moises Caicedo will join Chelsea before this week’s match against Wrexham.

We don’t understand why the London team isn’t prepared to satisfy Brighton’s demands given that they have raised $230 million by offloading as many as 11 players. A new central or defensive midfielder is urgently needed because N’Golo Kante, Mason Mount, Mateo Kovacic, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek have all left the team.

We have a strong suspicion that Caicedo will be a Chelsea player before the 2023–24 season kicks off because the new Chelsea owner hasn’t been afraid to spend cash on the market. They are merely testing the waters with lower offers, but Chelsea is fully aware that Brighton won’t even think twice about rejecting them if their offer is less than £90 million.