Chelsea decide on making new Moises Caicedo transfer bid after £70m Arsenal offer snubbed | Football | Sport

Chelsea are unlikely to re-enter negotiations for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo following Arsenal had a £70million bid turned down by the Seagulls. The Blues have been actively looking to bolster Graham Potter’s squad this thirty day period, as Mykhaylo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, Joao Felix, Benoit Badiashile, Andrey Santos and David Datro Fofana all joined in January but a midfielder remains the present priority.

Chelsea did take a look at the waters with Brighton and provided £55m for Caicedo, who later produced a public transfer plea on social media and referred to as for his club to allow him leave this thirty day period. Arsenal have also experienced two offers turned down quickly in recent times, though the west Londoners continue to be lurking in the shadows.

On the other hand, Potter’s outfit at this time have other transfers in intellect. Chelsea are hoping to wrap up a deal for Benfica’s Enzo Fernandez ahead of the window closes, as they could be pressured to pay his £105m launch clause, getting resumed negotiations with Benfica as they walked away from talks previously in the window.

The Portuguese side have been adamant that Fernandez will only leave if his launch clause is activated, even though Chelsea are reportedly willing to give the cost in instalments. Transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano has claimed that the Blues are only targeted on Fernandez, shutting down speak that they could bid the moment yet again for Caicedo.