Chelsea have made Moises Caicedo the costliest participant in British soccer historical past together with his £115m transfer from Brighton this week, beating Liverpool to the star midfielder.
Caicedo had solely spent one full season with Brighton following his 2021 switch from his native Ecuador, however rapidly established himself as top-of-the-line within the Premier League.
Chelsea had been after him for months with out success, however ended up gazumping Liverpool’s £111m provide to make the 21-year-old newest addition underneath Todd Boehly’s management.
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Caicedo has worn a variety of totally different shirts all through his profession thus far.
As he burst by means of the Independiente del Valle academy, he had 55 on his again earlier than shifting as much as 52, and he would additionally put on each 5 and 6 earlier than he made the transfer over to England in 2021.
The quantity 8 was handed to Caicedo in Brighton’s Under-23 setup earlier than a promotion to the primary group got here with the 25 shirt which he has worn ever since, though a mortgage to Belgian aspect Beerschot introduced a return to 6 and spells again in Brighton’s youth setup introduced the 10 and 8 shirts.
On the worldwide stage, Caicedo has worn the quantity 23 shirt in every of his appearances for Ecuador.
Chelsea not too long ago introduced a raft of latest shirts numbers for summer time signings and present gamers, with as many as 10 modifications for individuals who had been at the membership final season.
There are nonetheless, nonetheless, good choices for Caicedo.
The ovious selection for a defensive midfielder is 4, which has the added bonus of beforehand being worn by a participant that Caicedo idolised rising up: Claude Makelele. The 25 shirt he wore for Brighton can be presently vacant if he needs to carry onto a little bit of continuity after a lot upheaval.
Chelsea even have 12, 28, 30 and 32 obtainable
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