Chelsea are poised to continue their spending spree by beating Liverpool to Southampton’s Roméo Lavia.
Liverpool have already missed out on Caicedo, whose preference was always to move to Stamford Bridge, and Jürgen Klopp is braced for more disappointment in his hunt for a new midfielder.
The Merseyside club had a bid worth up to £60m for Lavia accepted by Southampton on Sunday night, but they have been unable to convince the 19-year-old to choose them. Chelsea are confident of wrapping up a deal for Lavia soon. They have not reached an agreement with Southampton but are expected to pay £50m plus add-ons for the Belgian.