Chelsea are trying to beat Liverpool to the signing of Brighton’s Moisés Caicedo and are closing in on another midfield addition after bidding £55m for Southampton’s Roméo Lavia.
Liverpool had a £110m offer for Caicedo accepted by Brighton on Thursday night and wanted to wrap the deal up quickly on Friday. They had plans for the midfielder to travel to Merseyside for a medical and discuss personal terms before completing a move that would make the Ecuador international the most expensive player in the history of English football.
