Chelsea on brink of three transfers worth £170m after ‘breakthrough in talks’
Chelsea are closing in on a stunning £170m triple swoop for Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia and Tyler Adams to bolster their midfield ahead of the new season.
The Blues submitted a £48m bid for Lavia on Wednesday night in an attempt to hijack Liverpool’s move for the Southampton youngster amid ongoing talks with Brighton over a mega-money move for Caicedo and reports linking them with Leeds ace Adams.
It’s understood the club want to sign all three players and aren’t using either Lavia or Adams as back-up options if negotiations for Caicedo break down.
Having lost N’Golo Kante, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek all in the space of a few months this year, Chelsea are noticeably light in central midfield and Mauricio Pochettino wants to reinforce his squad as much as possible before the transfer window shuts.
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Brighton have outright rejected Chelsea’s three opening bids for Caicedo, but talks have progressed significantly in the past few days and the west Londoners now hope to have a deal wrapped up before their Premier League opener against Liverpool on Sunday.
The Ecuadorian has been their number one transfer target all summer and is expected to cost them around £100m. Southampton meanwhile are holding out for £50m for Lavia, while Adams has a £20m relegation release clause in his contract.
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Chelsea are looking to hijack a deal for Romeo Lavia
Should Chelsea land all three targets it would bring their summer spending up to £350m, their total spending in 2023 up to £634m, and their combined expenditure since Todd Boehly arrived up to an absolutely staggering £890m.
Reports indicate Southampton are going to reject Chelsea’s offer for Lavia, but unless Liverpool return with improved bid the Blues may have a free run at the 19-year-old.
Tyler Adams of Leeds United captains the United States national team (Image: Getty Images)
The Reds have had three bids for Lavia turned down over the past couple of weeks - the latest being for £45m - leading ex-Liverpool ace Jamie Carragher to brand their pursuit of the Belgian “embarrassing”.
“Liverpool for years now have got deals done quickly with no fuss,” he said. “If you don’t think he’s worth 50m move on, if you really want him pay it. Also not sure why LFC aren’t in for Caicedo, yes it’s a lot of money but Liverpool got big money for JH/FAB [Jordan Henderson/Fabinho].”
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