"Chelsea set sights on Paredes after Caicedo transfer fails

"Chelsea are ready to reject the transfer of Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo, having found an alternative to the Ecuadorian in PSG.

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The Londoners remain on the market for midfield reinforcements after N'Golo Kante, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mason Mount and Mateo Kovacic left the team. "The Seagulls have rejected several Chelsea bids for Caicedo, refusing to budge on their £100m valuation of the player.

According to Standard Sport, Chelsea have turned their attention to PSG midfielder Leandro Paredes. The Aristocrats' head coach Mauricio Pochettino is well acquainted with the Argentine from his time at the Paris club.