{"id":295355,"date":"2023-10-06T15:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T15:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295355"},"modified":"2023-10-06T15:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T15:24:03","slug":"moises-caicedos-unveiling-was-delayed-to-avoid-awkward-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/moises-caicedos-unveiling-was-delayed-to-avoid-awkward-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Moises Caicedo&apos;s unveiling was delayed to avoid &apos;awkward presentation&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Moises Caicedo&#8217;s Chelsea unveiling was delayed to avoid &#8216;awkward presentation&#8217; before Liverpool game, admits his agent &#8211; as he reveals why \u00a3115m star rejected &#8216;more established and stable project&#8217; at Anfield<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Caicedo rejected the chance to sign for Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool last summer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chelsea and Liverpool drew 1-1 during the opening weekend of the season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;<\/span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Moises Caicedo&#8217;s presentation as a Chelsea player was delayed to avoid an &#8216;awkward&#8217; situation with Liverpool, according to his agent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old was at the centre of a titanic tussle between the Premier League heavyweights who coincidentally faced off on the opening weekend of the\u00a0season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Reds had agreed a \u00a3111m transfer for the starlet with his club Brighton and looked to have hijacked a deal Chelsea had been working on for most of the summer.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, Caicedo&#8217;s insistence on a move to Stamford Bridge opened the door for Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s side to re-enter negotiations and secure a \u00a3115million transfer.\u00a0He was unveiled as a Chelsea player a day after their 1-1 draw with Liverpool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They had the handicap that the first game of the season was Chelsea v Liverpool,&#8217;\u00a0Manuel Sierra told\u00a0Futbol sin Cassette. &#8216;It would have been a bit awkward to present it on the day they play against each other.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/14\/76249379-12602253-image-a-53_1696599308982.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Moises Caicedo finally completed a \u00a3115m-British record transfer to Chelsea in August<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/14\/76249675-12602253-image-a-59_1696599778879.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manuel Sierra admitted that Liverpool&#8217;s &#8216;more established and stable project&#8217; was &#8216;dizzying&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/14\/76249401-12602253-image-a-54_1696599313256.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea and Liverpool played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on the opening weekend of the new season<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s like an unwritten agreement to not laugh in each other&#8217;s faces. So, in the end, after the game ended, they gave us the green light, he passed the medical examination, and on Monday, we were presenting him.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea completed a double swoop of Liverpool targets with the acquisition of Southampton youngster Romeo Lavia. Jurgen Klopp turned to Stuttgart and Japan captain Wataru Endo as a short-term solution to their defensive midfield issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the window Liverpool&#8217;s attention in the market was focused on the additions of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, while Chelsea maintained regular contact with Caicedo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sierra revealed that the Blues&#8217; faithful courtship swung the balance in favour of a switch to west London but admitted the &#8216;more established and stable project&#8217; at Anfield was\u00a0&#8216;dizzying&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In the end, it&#8217;s very complicated,&#8217; he added. &#8216;Imagine that you&#8217;re being written to and called by Jurgen Klopp, that Liverpool is calling you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/14\/76249443-12602253-image-m-56_1696599371442.jpg\" height=\"612\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s best efforts, the Reds missed out on their target to their league rivals<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/14\/76249419-12602253-image-a-57_1696599385517.jpg\" height=\"455\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Caicedo has settled in to Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s starting XI and has started two of the five game he has appeared in for the Stamford Bridge outfit<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re talking about something really big, one of the best teams in the world, just like Chelsea. Well, with a more established and stable project than what Chelsea has today, which is a very ambitious project looking ahead to two years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So, when Liverpool comes and approaches you in that way, obviously Moises gets dizzy, I even get dizzy myself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But Chelsea was by our side all along, asking us, not for much time, they were asking for an hour, I mean, just an hour, so that Brighton could tell them the conditions to match the offer.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After a shaky start to life in the capital, Caicedo has begun to establish himself at the heart of Pochettino&#8217;s team and is forming an exciting relationship with Enzo Fernandez.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12602253\/Moises-Caicedos-Chelsea-unveiling-delayed-avoid-awkward-presentation-Liverpool-game-admits-agent-reveals-115m-star-rejected-established-stable-project-Anfield.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moises Caicedo&#8217;s Chelsea unveiling was delayed to avoid &#8216;awkward presentation&#8217; 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