Don Hutchison thinks Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea have a ‘problem’ with signing Moises Caicedo from Brighton and Hove Albion because of Declan Rice’s £105 million transfer to Arsenal.
The former Premier League midfielder thinks that those from Brighton will feel that Moises Caicedo, who is attracting interest from several Premier League clubs this summer, will think that their player is in the ‘same sort of bracket’ as Declan Rice, as he told ESPN.
The only differences between the two are that Rice has more experience under his belt on the Premier League stage and the £250k-a-week star (90min) has played in Europe.
The duo haven’t tasted Champions League football, so they are yet to test themselves on the biggest stage of club football, whilst they have never been involved in a Premier League title challenge.
Plus, someone like Caicedo is as important to Brighton as Rice was to West Ham, so it’s understandable if an inflated price is being asked for both.
From Chelsea’s perceptive, who are very keen on Caicedo, they might have to seriously push the boat out to sign the ‘fantastic’ 21-year-old this summer, with Hutchison sharing his thoughts.
“I think the problem for Chelsea is that the Declan Rice fee going for £105 million, you would then put Caicedo in the same sort of bracket, so that’s what Brighton are probably holding out for,” said Hutchison.
Transfer prices going crazy again
It seems as though before you can enter a chat to buy a top-quality midfield player in the Premier League, at least £70 odd million is put on the player’s head before anything happens.
That’s a worrying sign because that player that has never played in the Champions League or won a trophy will, straight off from the bat, cost close to £100 million, if not more.
All of this is just ruining a market that is already all over the place and probably needs some sort of cap to plug a few issues.
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