Moises Caicedo has revealed the reason he snubbed Liverpool for Chelsea this summer.
Recall Liverpool made a late transfer swoop for Moises Caicedo with a £100m offer on the table for Brighton. Brighton accepted the offer but the Reds could not agree personal terms with the Ecuadorian midfield sensation.
The move was stalled with sources close to the player revealing that Caicedo wanted a move to Chelsea instead of Liverpool.
Speaking on why he turned down Liverpool for Chelsea, Caicedo said;
'It was impossible to say not to Chelsea, because they were with me supporting me,' Caicedo told Sky Sports.
'In the last moment Liverpool called me but it was [too] late because I wanted to play for Chelsea.'
Caicedo added: 'In the summer I suffered a lot because it was complicated to leave Brighton.
'They were with me, and in the last moment Liverpool called me but it was [too] late because I wanted to play for Chelsea. It was tough to say no to Chelsea.'
Caicedo cannot hide away from the fact that he has struggled since swapping the south coast for south London.
Those struggles prompted Klopp to have a pop at Caicedo, suggesting Liverpool dodged a bullet.
'The summer we had a few strange things happen in the transfer market but here, between us, I can say, "My god, were we lucky, eh?",' Klopp said recently.
We didn’t know that in that moment and it didn’t feel like it in that moment, but yeah, I’m really happy that it worked out, but you never know before.'
The Liverpool manager added, jovially: 'We obviously realised that other central defensive midfielders don’t want to join Liverpool, you see what happens, and then we found [Wataru] Endo. He’s an exceptional player.'
Caicedo has struggled to the point Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino held a one-to-one meeting in a bid to get to the root of the problem recently.
The Ecuador international's progress hasn't been helped by the fact that he frequently has to travel to South America for international duty.
In addition, Caicedo has had to contend with a knee problem and Pochettino stressed he needs to be given time to hit the heights that he reached at Brighton.
Recall Liverpool made a late transfer swoop for Moises Caicedo with a £100m offer on the table for Brighton. Brighton accepted the offer but the Reds could not agree personal terms with the Ecuadorian midfield sensation.
The move was stalled with sources close to the player revealing that Caicedo wanted a move to Chelsea instead of Liverpool.
Speaking on why he turned down Liverpool for Chelsea, Caicedo said;
'It was impossible to say not to Chelsea, because they were with me supporting me,' Caicedo told Sky Sports.
'In the last moment Liverpool called me but it was [too] late because I wanted to play for Chelsea.'
Caicedo added: 'In the summer I suffered a lot because it was complicated to leave Brighton.
'They were with me, and in the last moment Liverpool called me but it was [too] late because I wanted to play for Chelsea. It was tough to say no to Chelsea.'
Caicedo cannot hide away from the fact that he has struggled since swapping the south coast for south London.
Those struggles prompted Klopp to have a pop at Caicedo, suggesting Liverpool dodged a bullet.
'The summer we had a few strange things happen in the transfer market but here, between us, I can say, "My god, were we lucky, eh?",' Klopp said recently.
We didn’t know that in that moment and it didn’t feel like it in that moment, but yeah, I’m really happy that it worked out, but you never know before.'
The Liverpool manager added, jovially: 'We obviously realised that other central defensive midfielders don’t want to join Liverpool, you see what happens, and then we found [Wataru] Endo. He’s an exceptional player.'
Caicedo has struggled to the point Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino held a one-to-one meeting in a bid to get to the root of the problem recently.
The Ecuador international's progress hasn't been helped by the fact that he frequently has to travel to South America for international duty.
In addition, Caicedo has had to contend with a knee problem and Pochettino stressed he needs to be given time to hit the heights that he reached at Brighton.
