What Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo did to Lionel Messi on international duty final night

Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo showed exactly what he is capable of last night as he took on the greatest player of all time.

In a tweet from the Chelsea Dodgers, you can see how the record signing is a powerful tackle on Lionel Messi and leaves him grounded.

Caicedo’s Ecuadorian side faced Enzo Fernandez’s Argentina in a World Cup qualifier featuring the two most expensive players in Chelsea history.

The latter came out on top in that clash and Messi scored late in the day in a way so often seen.

It was a solid performance from both Blues last night, with Caicedo seemingly on a mission to win the ball back on his own.
The two didn’t engage in particularly physical confrontations, which caused fans to breathe a sigh of relief given how often these matches took place.

Caicedo pushes Messi

He threatened to reach that level when the 21-year-old Chelsea player sharply challenged Messi, resulting in a foul.

Caicedo hopes to be able to take advantage of the international break to return to his best level when club football returns.

It was a mixed start to life at Stamford Bridge for the player, who was signed for big money late in the game.

He has been directly linked to some of the goals conceded by the club in their opening three league matches.
However, there have been times when the midfielder has shown exactly what he can do and when he returns to west London there will certainly be something to build on.

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Five great players Chelsea can still sign NOW

The summer transfer window ended last week in the main European football countries.

But that doesn’t mean clubs can’t continue to sign players on free transfers.

Free and out-of-contract players can sign at any time during the season, both inside and outside the transfer window.

One club in particular could be watching the free agent market closely after a miserable start to the season.

Chelsea had another terrific summer, breaking their own world record for cash withdrawals in a window.
The Blues have spent the colossal sum of 464.1 million euros on new players.

Chelsea signed 13 players in total, 11 of them for a fee; Alex Matos and Diego Moreira have signed a free transfer.

Chelsea signings this summer

Chelsea’s biggest signing was of course Moises Caicedo from Brighton for a record UK transfer fee, but the likes of Romeo Lavia, Christopher Nkunku, Cole Palmer and Axel Disasi were also big deals.

Unfortunately, these considerable efforts did not lead to a positive start to the season.

Chelsea have won just one of their first four games of the season, losing 1-0 at home to Nottingham Forest at the weekend.
Could Chelsea already be lured back into the free transfer market?

There are a handful of interesting players available on a free transfer.

David de Gea is talked about especially after the expiry of his contract with Man Utd.
Now that Robert Sánchez can’t convince everyone in goal, can Chelsea count on De Gea to strengthen their position as goalkeeper?

Chelsea have long struggled with a lack of goals and could therefore be looking for strikers.
Alfredo Morelos was available after scoring 124 goals in six years at Rangers but has now joined Santos on Monday.

Santi Mina, who enjoyed a successful La Liga career with Celta Vigo and Valencia, is a free agent.
Mina is only 28 years old.

Andre Ayew is an experienced option.
He was released by Nottingham Forest in the summer and scored over 150 club goals and was capped 114 times by Ghana.
Jesse Lingard is known for scoring a lot of goals.
The former Man Utd attacking midfielder is also available for free.

Are you looking for inspiration to create opportunities?
So why not bring Eden Hazard back? The Belgian is one of Chelsea’s all-time greats and is still only 32 years old.

Will Chelsea be able to revive his failed career?

These players may seem like an unlikely addition to Chelsea, but when it comes to Todd Boehly, nothing can be ruled out!