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On the contrary, it’s Chelsea who must be trembling at the prospect of having to pay him for 9 years.

Exactly. It wasn’t as if we were hawking Caicedo round the top clubs saying "please buy this guy, he’s amazing." We spent 6 months fighting off suitors and in the end only sold because Caicedo went on strike and Chelsea offered a ludicrous amount of money. It’s entirely on them.

If he was making his decision for footballing / career development reasons there is zero doubt that Liverpool was the right choice. With Chelsea offering more money and a ludicrous 9 year contract, plus his agents getting a £10m commission, it’s pretty obvious what his motivation was for...