Record-breaking Transfer: Brighton’s Moses Caicedo Joins Chelsea for €133 Million, Becoming Premier League’s Most Expensive Rookie

2023-08-17 09:47:00

Brighton’s Ecuadorian midfielder Moses Caicedo joined monday Chelsea until 2031for an amount estimated by the British press at 133 million eurosa record in the English championship.

The arrival of Caicedo, Ecuadorian international, was expected on the side of the “Blues”, in competition with Liverpool in this file. “Reds” coach Jürgen Klopp even announced an agreement with Brighton on Friday, but the transfer, estimated at 128 million euros, did not go through, Caicedo hesitating on his future destination.

Caicedo therefore certainly becomes the most expensive rookie in Premier League history, ahead of the Argentinian Enzo Fernandez (106.8 million pounds paid by Chelsea to Benfica in 2023), the Englishman Declan Rice (105 million paid by Arsenal to West Ham in 2023) and his compatriot Jack Grealish (100 million paid by Manchester City to Aston Villa in 2021).

It also rises to third place among the most expensive transfers in Europe, following the Brazilian Neymar (from FC Barcelona to Paris SG for 222 M EUR in 2017) and the Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, permanently transferred from Monaco to PSG last year. next for 180 million euros.

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