2024-03-17 15:59:56
In August 2023, ‘Niño Moi’ moved from Brighton to Chelsea for 146 million dollars, the highest figure for a transfer in England. The “novel” was lit because Liverpool, also from the Premier, arranged the transfer with Brighton, but The player preferred to go to Chelsea, according to Manuel Sierra’s story.
«In May everything started to take on a lot of color. All the big clubs asked us about him. All, without exception. In the Premier, everyone and then in other countries too,” said Sierra.
«In May, we had already spoken with Liverpool. We knew they were very interested, but they couldn’t come up with values of what was ultimately transferred. At that moment it was ruled out, but because they didn’t call back either. Chelsea supported us from minute one. We were with them since April ».
When asked why he chose Chelsea, Sierra responded: «They showed a lot of loyalty, they believed in us. So when Moisés decided not to train anymore, Chelsea was with us at all times. What was our surprise? That two days before in Brighton they told us: ‘There is one more team in the equation.’
Sierra reported that Liverpool and Brighton had agreed on the signing and even the medical examination of the player. “They had agreed to a transfer, but we had not come to anything. The only thing they were told was: ‘Okay, perfect. Do you have an agreement with Liverpool? Delighted, but Give us two hours so Chelsea can match the offer.’. Without further ado. We had given our word to Chelsea, because “We believed it was a matter of loyalty and respect.”
«But all this that in the end people say that they have gone to Chelsea for the money… No. It was a matter of pure and simple loyalty. Chelsea matched the offer and even surpassed it because Liverpool reached 110 million pounds (USD 139 million) in total and these reached 115 million pounds (USD 146 million). That’s where it was done. “That was the Liverpool and Chelsea movie.”
Furthermore, he confirmed that the Barcelona from Spain did ask about Moisés Caicedo, “but it was an inaccessible topic for them. It was clear. In the end, with the issue of Fair Play and so on, it was a complicated issue. But yes, they did ask us and well, that’s where it stayed. There was no official offer; there were only polls. “The normal thing in the markets,” said the businessman.
The issue between Chelsea and Liverpool over the transfer of ‘Niño Moi’ returned to the scene because next on February 25 these two teams will face each other at Wembley Stadium, for the title of the English League Cup.