Chelsea's ongoing midfield transfer saga must reach a conclusion soon with just seven days left of the January transfer window. In between signing six new players, the Blues have pushed to sign Benfica star Enzo Fernandez before swiftly turning their attention to Brighton's Moises Caicedo.
At the beginning of the window, Chelsea looked on the brink of signing Fernandez from Benfica by paying his £106million release clause, but that never materialised. Instead, the Portuguese outfit grew tired of attempts from west London to sign Fernandez that were not close to their own valuation which was the release clause in full or no deal.
Caicedo then became of interest to Chelsea with a £55million bid being sent to the Seagulls for the Ecuador international's services, but that was swiftly rejected with Brighton demanding a fee in the region of £70-75million.
