How much will Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool-target Caicedo cost?

Carlo Garganese

• 23 Dec 2022 07:49 GMT
• 3 min read

Brighton sensation Moises Caicedo is one of the most wanted footballers on the planet, but he will not come cheap.

Premier League giants Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool are all understood to be interested in the Ecuador midfielder.

However, Fichajes reports that Brighton have slapped a €90 million asking price on Caicedo’s head in a bid to ward off suitors.

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Chelsea are the latest big club to join the queue for Caicedo’s services, with the Blues needing to revolutionise their central midfield in 2023.

N’Golo Kante will almost certainly leave the club next year as his contract expires at the end of the season. Fellow midfielder Jorginho’s future is also in doubt as his contract expires in the summer too.

As for Caicedo, he has emerged as one of the most exciting young central midfielders not only in the Premier League but in all of Europe over the past year or so.

He joined Brighton from Independiente del Valle in 2020 before spending half a year on loan at Beerschot in 2021-22.

He returned to Brighton in January of this year before really exploding onto the scene.

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Caicedo has also developed into Ecuador’s most admired player and he was outstanding during the group stages of the 2022 World Cup.

Ecuador impressed massively in their first two games, a 2-0 win over Qatar and 1-1 draw with Netherlands.

But they exited the tournament after losing 2-1 to Senegal in their final group game. Caicedo had equalised to make it 1-1 but Kalidou Koulibaly’s winner proved decisive for the Senegalese.

Caicedo is still only 21, and many top Premier League sides see him as the future of their midfields.

Just like Chelsea, Liverpool are looking to renew a midfield that is ageing, while Man Utd are still looking to sign one more top-class player in that area after missing out on first target Frenkie de Jong in the summer. Arsenal also have space for another central midfielder.