Moises Caicedo's agent has addressed the midfielder's decision to snub Liverpool and sign for Chelsea this summer.
Having secured the attack-minded signings of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool found themselves in need of a defensive midfielder following the departures of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson to the Saudi Pro League. The Reds set their sights on Southampton's Romeo Lavia but eventually turned their attentions to Caicedo.
Liverpool made a British record bid of £111million for the Ecuador international, which was accepted by Brighton. But their joy was short-lived as Chelsea entered the picture with an improved offer of £115m just hours later.
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What ensued was an last-minute transfer saga, with Liverpool and Chelsea battling to sign the 21-year-old ahead of the deadline. Caicedo's agent, Andrea Pellegatti, shed light on the situation, suggesting that his client had always preferred a move to Stamford Bridge.
"It was finalised in the last few hours, but the boy only wanted Chelsea, who had started to show their interest consistently since January," Pellegatti told the Italian press (via the Liverpool Echo).
But Caicedo's start to life in west London hasn't exactly gone according to plan. He has made four appearances under Mauricio Pochettino's management, but the Blues have won just one of their five Premier League games so far.
Meanwhile, Liverpool shifted their focus to other targets, bringing in Japan captain Wataru Endo and securing the Deadline Day signing of Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern Munich. While the Reds continue to fine-tune their midfield after the summer rebuild, Jurgen Klopp's side have managed a strong start to the Premier League season, dropping only two points so far.
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They recorded a 3-1 comeback victory against LASK in the Europa League group stage on Thursday night. Klopp said afterwards: "I’m pretty sure the boys would have thought there was nothing good from the first half, but that’s not true; we had good moments and that’s what we showed and besides that we could start getting back into the game again and we had a good chance to turn it around.
"And that’s what we did. And I’m really happy because I knew it would be difficult, it was difficult. We won it, well deserved, that’s it."
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