Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Brighton midfielder, Moises Caicedo, for a British record fee of £115m.
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Liverpool had agreed a £111m deal for the 21-year-old Ecuador player on Friday.
But Caicedo’s preference has been Chelsea, and the team has finally succeeded after having a succession of bids rejected earlier this summer.
The fee means Chelsea will break the British record twice in 2023, following the £107m purchase in January of Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
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