Amid the drama of each golf equipment’ pursuit of Moises Caicedo, Liverpool house owners Fenway Sports activities Group might be in attendance for at the moment’s conflict at Chelsea.
Although Brighton‘s deadline handed on Thursday night time with Liverpool the best bidders at £111 million, Caicedo is now set to affix Chelsea.
That’s in line with experiences on Saturday night, with the Ecuadorian claimed to have turned down a transfer to Anfield offered he can be a part of Mauricio Pochettino’s aspect.
It stays to be seen whether or not Chelsea can afford the proposed £115 million deal given FFP restrictions, however although Liverpool haven’t withdrawn their supply, it appears laborious to image Caicedo becoming a member of the Reds now.
Sunday brings a gathering between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, and in line with the Mirror, FSG might be in attendance.
John W Henry and his spouse Linda Pizzuti Henry arrived in London earlier within the weekend, and might be in place to observe the Premier League opener.
The Liverpool house owners are described as “annoyed and sad” with Brighton breaking their self-imposed deadline to accommodate a brand new bid from Chelsea.
It stands to motive that relations between FSG and Chelsea proprietor Todd Boehly might be fraught, which provides one other wrinkle to the 4.30pm kickoff.
Whereas their presence is unlikely to vary the state of affairs as Caicedo prepares to affix the Blues on a rumoured eight-year deal, it may show vital in different enterprise.
Clearly, FSG are keen to spend large on the best participant as Jurgen Klopp oversees a serious rebuild this summer time, with that £111 million bid sufficient to interrupt the British switch file.
And if Caicedo does head to west London as an alternative, the main target will flip to securing different targets as swiftly as attainable, with the marketing campaign now underway.
Southampton‘s Romeo Lavia is an apparent candidate, although Liverpool had been beforehand unwilling to satisfy a £50 million valuation and Chelsea themselves have bid a reported £55 million.
Different potentialities embrace Crystal Palace‘s Cheikh Doucoure, Borussia Monchengladbach’s Manu Kone and Aston Villa‘s Boubacar Kamara, who’ve all been reliably linked.
Henry final attended a Liverpool recreation in April, that being the 2-1 win away to West Ham, and earlier than that it was the 9-0 thrashing of Bournemouth at Anfield.
That record-breaking win got here days earlier than deadline day, with Arthur introduced in as an emergency mortgage signing in a disappointing finish to the summer time switch window.
